Slave I's minelayer deploying a seismic charge
A minelayer, or mine launcher, 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.
Description[]
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[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Tyrant's Test (First appearance)
