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They did not necesarily do damage to the invading ships, though a mine field is not inconceivable.
That's why the mine pic would be changed to show a sensor sat surrounded by defense turrets.
When a cloaked enemy vessel meets one of these, it will be detected by the sensor sat, and blown out of the water by the turrets, but not before it takes one or two of the clusters with it.
Deployed you might have a 3d wall of the defense turrets, with the sensor package sitting safely behind them.