Minelayer (weapon)
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A minelayer was a weapon system mounted on a vehicle and used to lay mines. When fitted on spaceships (often ships dedicated to this role and dubbed minelayers), such systems deployed space mines.
Characteristics
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The minelayer was used to launch or drop a mine which could later be armed via a timer or remote control. Under certain pre-defined circumstances, often the proximity of an enemy, the mine would then automatically detonate, with the minelaying craft at a safe distance.
Appearances
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- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Tyrant's Test (as mine launcher) (First appearance)