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Minelayer Corvette
Classification: Corvette
Race: Kushan/Taiidan
Cost: 295 RUs
The purpose of the minelayer corvette is fairly obvious: to lay mines. Lay mines where your opponent (either computer or human) frequently visits. For instance, sneak a minelayer corvette (via a cloak generator) into your opponent's resource patch. Lay a minefield and watch your opponent's resource units collide with the small, nearly undetectable seeking explosives. As you will learn in the single-player game, the mines are very small and hard to detect until you're nearly on top of them. By that time, the mines have already locked onto your ship, and you're sure to take damage. Heavier craft, such as heavy cruisers, destroyers, and carriers, can take a pounding, but frigates, corvettes, and strike craft get ripped apart very quickly.
Dump mines in highly traveled areas of the map. The seeking mines will seek out enemy craft and not your own. |
When approaching a large capital-ship battle, sneak a minelayer corvette group up and above the enemy. As the battle begins, send your minelayer group down on top of the enemy corvettes and "force mine drop" just above the enemy. As the mines release, they'll seek enemy targets. Your opponent will have little hope of escaping both the mines and your capital-ship assault. The mines will help weaken your opponent's tougher capital ships. In fact, it doesn't need to be a large capital-ship battle - micromanage the minelayer corvette during all battles. The seeking explosives will certainly assist in the destruction of your opponent.
Naturally, using a minelayer corvette for defense is a wise move. Surround your mothership with mines, spread around the perimeter of your headquarters (or just select the minelayer corvettes, order them to guard your mothership, and select sphere formation). As the enemy moves in for the attack, the mines will knock down your opponent's vessels. At that moment, move in your own force and attack while your enemy is weakened.
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