Varied questions: mines, sats, experience

[Alpha Kodiak]

Originally posted by Taera:
So the question finaly formed in my brain:
What is the practical use of mines in large-scale games against human players?
Very well. in the earlier game it gives the advantage to the defender.
A little later, even with LCs loaded with Mine Sweepers II can take out minefields relatively easy, given the 100 mines-per-sector limitatioin.
Are the mines any effective?

For the most part, this is true. You can, however, be sneaky about where you put mines. Your opponent isn't always going to have a mine sweeper everywhere he is sending ships.