Web mines

Web Minefields

Web mines are a special kind of space mines that can only be laid by The Crystal Confederation. All ships with torpedo launch tubes owned by the Crystallines can use the mission "Lay Web mines"

Like normal space mines, web mines will damage enemy ships that hit a webmine. Web Mines Damage% = 1000 / ( the hull mass ) The difference is that a webmine hit will stop the ship (set to warp 0) and drain fuel. (50kt fuel or 1/6 of the ships fuel whatever is the greater amount)

The chance of hitting a web mine is higher then hitting a normal mine ( 5% for a web mines / 1% for a normal mine) Also cloakers have a 5% chance to hit a webmine (0,5% for a normal mine)

Webmine lay

Torpedo type	Webmines per torpedo
Mark 1 Photon	1
Proton Torpedo	4
Mark 2 Photon	9
Gamma Bomb	16
Mark 3 Photon	25
Mark 4 Photon	36
Mark 5 Photon	49
Mark 6 Photon	64
Mark 7 Photon	81
Mark 8 Photon	100

Webmine sweep

Beam type	Mines swept	Webmines swept
Laser	4	3
X-ray	16	12
Plasma bolt	36	27
Blaster	64	48
Positron beam	100	75
Disruptor	144	108
Heavy blaster	196	147
Phaser	256	192
Heavy Disruptor	324	243
Heavy Phaser	400	300

Host Settings for webmines:

Web mine decay rate: 5 %

Five percent of all webmines plus one additional webmine vanish from each webminefield each turn as a result of natural causes, like flying spacedebris.

Webminefield sweep rate: 3

One laser type beam on a ship will sweep three spacemines from a webminefield. Higher tech beams sweep more webmines, depending on their type

Web minefield sweep range: 0

Webmines can only be swept from within the web. or from up to 100 lyrs away by Colonial fighters.

Related Topics

• Minefields
• Torpedoes