Mine Launcher

Overview

Mine Launchers don't have a firing arc per se, but are launched and are stationary until an enemy ship comes within a 2km proximity of them (this range can be increased to 4kms), at which time they will pursue and detonate upon impact. Mines are not affected by weapon power.

Mine Launchers share a cooldown, like all cannons and torpedo launchers, preventing the player from laying large minecarpets.

Types

There are several types of Mine Launcher available in the game which are listed below. Each type of mine holds a different bonus (often referred to as a proc). The damage done by these weapons is modified by several Captain skills from the skill tables and also by other means such as Tactical Consoles. The baseline damage is dependant on the meta-level of the launcher and its rarity. For more information on the base damage done by mine launcher weapons, see the respective weapon type articles.

• Photon: High DPS, 14.3 second reload
• Quantum: High Damage per mine, 20 second reload
• Plasma: Plasma dot, 15.3 second reload
• Transphasic: +80% Bonus Shield Penetration, 20 second reload
• Chroniton: Significantly reduced Flight Speed and Turn rate for 10 sec per mine, 20 second reload
• Tricobalt: Highest Damage, disables target for 2 sec, repel, 28.6 second reload

Performance

Skills

Skill	Rank	Effects
Starship Weapons Training	Ensign	All weapons damage, innate skill increased by leveling.
Projectile Weapon Training	Lieutenant	Projectile weapon damage.
Weapon Specialization	Commander	Projectile weapon critical severity.
Weapon Amplification	Commander	Proijectile weapon critical hit chance.

BOff Skills

Name	Level/Rank	Description
Ability: Dispersal Pattern Alpha	II, III, IV	Lays a series of small mine clusters behind your ship.
Ability: Dispersal Pattern Beta	II, III, IV	Lays a wide net of mines behind your ship.
Ability: Kinetic Magnet	II, III, IV	Confuses and drags all mines within 5km of the targeted enemy toward that enemy.
Ability: Relocate Mines	Level 38	Transports all of your Space Mines to an area around the target enemy ship, minimum distance 2km, maximum 5km.

Consoles

Consoles increasing damage

+Mine Damage consoles
Icon	Console name	Effects
	Variable Geometry Detonators	Mine damage.
	Auto Targeting Module  Dyson Joint Task Force Reputation item.	It can enhance specific damage type or weapon type (+Mine damage).
	Vulnerability Exploiter [+Mine]  Requires access to Tier II Fleet Spire.	+__ Mine Damage +__% Critical Severity.
	Vulnerability Locator [+Mine]  Requires access to Tier II Fleet Spire.	+__ Mine Damage +__% Critical Chance.
	Defense Platform  Limited to Command Battlecruisers/Warbirds.	+25% Mine and Torpedo Damage.
	Heavy Phaser Assault Platform  Limited to Temporal Battlecruisers.	+15% Mine and Torpedo Damage.
	Microprojectile Barrage Launcher  Limited to Pilot Escorts/Raptors/Warbirds.	+25% Mine and Torpedo Damage.
	Multi-Directional Artillery Barrage  Not limited to a specific ship.	+20% All Damage with Projectile Weapons.
	Ordnance Accelerator  Gamma Task Force Tier 2 Reputation Reward.	+20% Projectile Weapon Damage.
	Parasitic Ice Containment Vessel  Discovery: Far From Home Lock Box item.	+15% Projectile Weapon Damage.
	Tricobalt Tear Launcher  Not limited to a specific ship.	+19% Mine and Torpedo Damage.
	Rule 62 Multipurpose Combat Console  Lobi Store item.	+11.4% Mine and Torpedo Damage.
	Swarmer Matrix  Kelvin Divergence Lock Box item.	+50 Projectile Weapon Training.
	Hull Image Refractors  Kelvin Divergence Lock Box item.	+20% All Damage.
	Interphasic Instability  Time-limited event reward.	+5% Damage.
	Ominous Device  Limited to a specific ship.	+20% All Damage.
	Sustained Radiant Field  Iconian Resistance Tier 1 Reputation reward.	+10% All Weapon Damage.
	Deconstructive Resonance Emitter  Infinity Lock Box item.	+15% Kinetic Damage.

Consoles increasing CrtH/CrtD

+Critical Chance/Severity consoles
Category	Icon	Console name	Effects
Mission		Temporal Disentanglement Suite  Part of a set (Krenim Temporal Manipulation).	+0-2.5% Critical Chance +0-10% Critical Severity based on Auxiliary Power level
Reputation system		Assimilated Module  Part of a set (Omega Adapted Borg Technology Set).	+0.92% Critical Chance +9.2% Critical Severity
		Lorca's Custom Fire Controls  Part of a set (Lorca's Ambition).	+3% Critical Chance
		Zero Point Energy Conduit  Part of a set (Romulan Singularity Harness).	+1.8% Critical Chance
Lobi store		Altamid Modified Swarm Processor  Part of a set (Altamid Adaptation).	+3% Critical Chance
		Bioneural Infusion Circuits  Part of a set (Silent Enemy).	+15.2% Critical Severity
		Tachyokinetic Converter  Part of a set (Temporal Warfare).	+0.76% Critical Chance +7.6% Critical Severity
Lock box		Approaching Agony  Obtained from the Emperor's Lock Box.	+1.5% Critical Chance
		Delphic Tear Generator  Stand-alone console.	+5% Critical Severity
		Sensor Burnout  Stand-alone console.	+1.5% Critical Chance
Starship		Enhanced Soliton Wave Generator  Part of a set (Exotic Particle Generators).	+6.3% Critical Severity with Exotic Damage
		Ambush Gateway Generator  Part of a set (Herald Tactics).	+1% Critical Chance
		Battle Module 4000  Part of a set (Expedited Delivery).	+1% Critical Chance
		Bombing Run  NOT limited to a any ship. Stand-alone console.	+2.5% Critical Chance with Projectile Weapons
		Chroniton Fragmentation Warhead Launcher  Part of a set (Delphic Particle Accelerators).	+1% Critical Chance
		Decentralized Immunity  NOT limited to a any ship. Stand-alone console.	+12% Critical Severity (scales with Exotic Particle Generators skill)
		Dominion Defense Screen  Part of a set (Dominion Console).	+1.2% Critical Chance +12.5% Critical Severity
		Dominion Targeting Synchronizer  NOT limited to a any ship. Part of a set.	+2.5% Critical Chance with Projectile Weapons
		Enhanced Breen Energy Dissipator  Part of a set (Hypercooled Technology).	+1% Critical Chance
		Enhanced Dominion Coordination Protocol  NOT limited to a any ship. Part of a set.	+8% Critical Severity
		Enhanced Dynamic Tactical System (Federation)  Stand-alone console.	+12% Critical Severity
		Harasser Probes  Part of a set (Vorgon Weapon Expertise).	+8% Critical Severity
		I.F.F. Manipulator  Stand-alone console.	+10% Critical Severity with Directed Energy Weapons
		Incremental Phase Cloaking Device  Part of a set (Starfleet Assault Cruiser Technology).	+1% Critical Chance
		Interphasic Rift Generator   NOT bound to the Mirror Constitution Warship.	+15% Critical Severity
		Isometric Dispersal Array  Part of a set (Alliance Multi-Mission Systems).	+8% Critical Severity
		Linked Command Matrix  NOT limited to a any ship. Part of a set.	+2.5% Critical Chance with Energy Weapons
		Miradorn Sensor Baffler  Part of a set (Privateer Weapon Modifications).	+1.5% Critical Chance
		Photonic Cannon  NOT limited to a any ship. Stand-alone console.	+15% Critical Severity with Exotic Damage
		Plasma Discharge Array  Part of a set (Na'kuhl Plasma Technologies).	+1% Critical Chance
		Power Dispersal Channel   NOT limited to a any ship. Part of a set.	+10% Critical Severity
		Protomatter Barrage Launcher  Part of a set (Shell Shock Set).	+10% Critical Severity
		Sensor Suspension Burst  NOT limited to any ship. Stand-alone console.	+2.9% Critical Chance
		Sheshar Assault Craft  Part of a set (Improved Crescent Wave Cannon).	+8% Critical Severity
		Temporal Distress Beacon  Part of a set (Na'kuhl Plasma Technologies).	+12% Critical Severity
		Timestream Rift Warhead  Stand-alone console.	+8% Critical Severity
		Weaponized Helical Torsion  NOT limited to a any ship. Stand-alone console.	+15% Critical Severity
		Wing Torpedo Platforms  Part of a set (Allied Dogfighters).	+2.5% Crt Chance with Projectile W. +20% Crt Severity with Projectile W.

Maximum number of mines

For a given type of mine—mines with the same name—you are limited to having a certain amount of mines out at once. This limitation is based on the firing mode:

• When using standard fire without any bridge officer abilities, you are allowed to have four groups out at once, with two exceptions. Launching more will cause the oldest previously fired group to despawn.
  • For Photon, Bio-Molecular Photon, Black Ops Photon, Quantum, Modulating Quantum, Thoron Infused Quantum, Plasma, Chroniton, Inhibiting Chroniton, Quick-Arming Inhibiting Chroniton, Transphasic and Concentrated Tachyon mines, which release four per launch, you are limited to 16.
  • For Tractor mines, which release three per launch, you are limited to 12.
  • For Tethered Quantum mines, which release two per launch, you are limited to 8.
  • For Tricobalt devices, which release a single device per launch, you are limited to 4.
  • For Nukara Web mines, which release two per launch, you are limited to 4; unlike other mine launchers, you can only have two standard groups of these out at once.
  • For Shockwave mines, which release a single mine per launch, you are limited to 5, one more than expected.
• When using a bridge officer ability, you are allowed to have one group out per ability and tier. For example, if you use Dispersal Pattern Alpha I twice, any from the first group will be despawned upon firing it a second time; however, you may use Dispersal Pattern Alpha II and it will not despawn the mines from Dispersal Pattern Alpha I.
• Mines spawned from Cluster Torpedoes are all counted separately and will not despawn each other, even if spawned from the same firing mode on the Cluster Torpedo Launcher.

Thus, the maximum amount of mines you are allowed to have out at once is the sum of the standard fire mines, plus a single set each of Dispersal Pattern Alpha I, Alpha II, Alpha III, Beta I, Beta II, and Beta III per named type of mine, as well as any cluster torpedo-spawned mines. Ability cooldowns and mine expiration permitting, of course. Deep Space Mine is also a separate group of mines, though it only works with the Advanced Inhibiting Chroniton Rapid Mine Launcher, allowing more of those types of mines out at once than any other.

Notes

• Advanced and Elite Fleet Mine Launchers, purchased from the Fleet Starbase and Fleet Colony World, respectively, have the same names as the standard versions and share the same limit group.
• Conversely, Thoron Infused Quantum Mines are named "Quantum Mine" but are still counted separately from other Quantum mines.
• The Black Ops Mine Launcher launches two different types of mine--Blackout and Blade--but for limitation purposes they are treated as having the same name, as if both were "Black Ops Mines".

Special Mine Launchers

Icon	Name	Effect
	[Breen Transphasic Cluster Torpedo]	Launches a destructible torpedo that detonates into a spread of transphasic mines.
	[Vaadwaur Cluster Torpedo]	Launces a destructible torpedo that detonates into a spread of tricobalt mines.
	[Nukara Web Mine Launcher]	Nukara Web Mines entrap an enemy vessel in a constricting web that deals kinetic damage.
	[Tractor Beam Mine Launcher]	Tractor Beam Mines deal no damage, instead using tractor beams to slow and hold enemy vessels.
	[Concentrated Tachyon Mine Launcher]	Tachyon mines damage shields instead of hull and reduce energy damage resistance for a short time.
	[Tethered Quantum Mine Launcher]	Unlike other mines, Tethered Quantum Mines are not dropped normally, instead being pulled along behind the launching ship until an enemy comes in range.

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Starship Energy weapons
Energy Type	Beam		Cannon
	Array & Omni	Dual Bank	Turret	Single	Dual & Quad	Dual Heavy
Standard Energy weapons
Phaser
Disruptor
Plasma
Tetryon
Polaron
Antiproton
Proton
Other

Cosmetics Energy Weapons (different visuals)
These weapons are functionally identical to the Standard Energy Weapons above, but are visually different when firing. This includes most 23rd-century weaponry, with the exception of the 23rd century Plasma Torpedo Launcher in the section below and most Discovery-era weapons.
Phaser
Disruptor
Plasma

Hybrid Energy Weapons (two standard procs)
Disruptor -based
Plasma -based
Tetryon -based
Polaron -based

Elite Fleet Energy Weapons (standard + extra proc)
Phaser
Disruptor
Plasma
Tetryon
Polaron
Antiproton

Special Energy Weapons (standard + extra proc)
Phaser -based
Disruptor -based
Plasma -based
Tetryon -based
Antoproton -based

Special Energy Weapons (non-standard proc[s])
Phaser -based
Phaser -based
Disruptor -based
Disruptor -based
Plasma -based
Plasma -based
Plasma -based &
Tetryon -based
Tetryon -based
Polaron -based
Polaron -based
Antiproton -based