Question, Armor and mines

[sachmo]

Well Geo, that is my understanding of what a minefield is supposed to do. The point isn't so much how much damage it does, but how long it slow your enemy down to allow you to...ehhh, "prepare a surprise for him!" The damage done is just a side effect, but if an enemy fleet is bearing down on you, just one little minefield on either side of the wormhole buys you at least two turns, right? Maybe? something like that, anyway. Or am I totally misunderstanding you?