With only days left until the widespread distribution of weapons of indiscriminate destruction, I call upon all people of sound mind.

I suggest a convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling and transfer of proximity mines.

Think of the children...

P.S. The community challenge can be found a dozen posts further below.

No

2 hours ago, JadinED said:

With only days left until the widespread distribution of weapons of indiscriminate destruction, I call upon all people of sound mind.

I suggest a convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling and transfer of proximity mines.

Think of the children...

I was thinking of the children when I laid those mines.

They dont explode from fighters, they require capital ships to detonate. The kids will be fine.

Good news! I've set up a GoFundMe to start the PMVFC or Proximity Mines Victims Fund for Children.

Please donate your $$ today. Alternatively, I accept - I mean, the foundation accepts Star Wars: Armada products. Just send them all along and help these children on the road to their recovery.

3 hours ago, ExplosiveTooka said:

They dont explode from fighters, they require capital ships to detonate. The kids will be fine.

Yeah, ships like those cruise liners...

Apropos children.

Our wise assembly of forumists ought to consider a motion of censure against perpetrators Mart Mattis and Sabine Wren...

Sabine is as precise as it is possible to be with explosives tho

Name: Oh the melting pot...

Commander: General Dodonna

Navigation: Minefields

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• General Dodonna (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Sabine Wren (4)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

• Mart Mattin (22)

Total Points: 394

Name: Oh the humanity...

Commander: Admiral Ozzel

Navigation: Minefields

Victory I (73)
• Admiral Ozzel (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Total Points: 382

With combatitives like these that put up to 33 mines into the combat area (which may very well be right in the middle of a civilian shipping lane), one mine laid with precision by Sabine Wren should probably not put us at ease.

I feed my mines to Purrgils.

Well, how many Purrgils are there? Because there's quite a ****-load (well, superabundance...) of crunchy stuff to eat.

On 9/30/2019 at 3:24 AM, JadinED said:

Name: Oh the melting pot...

Commander: General Dodonna

Navigation: Minefields

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• General Dodonna (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Sabine Wren (4)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

• Mart Mattin (22)

Total Points: 394

Name: Oh the humanity...

Commander: Admiral Ozzel

Navigation: Minefields

Victory I (73)
• Admiral Ozzel (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Total Points: 382

With combatitives like these that put up to 33 mines into the combat area (which may very well be right in the middle of a civilian shipping lane), one mine laid with precision by Sabine Wren should probably not put us at ease.

Holy AFs Master Yoda!!!! Utter insanity!!!

2 hours ago, Rune Taq said:

Utter insanity!!!

To be up front about it, I wanted to make a joke in rather questionable taste... 🙄

But what I found is kinda crass indeed. 😧

http://egadideas.com/2012/02/capture-the-otter-extreme-landmine-editio/

If there's no interest in a convertion to save the children, perhaps we could at least make a measly pledge to send in some thorough minesweepers at the end of every fleet engagement...

Those poor guys' limbs are kinda loose as it is...

9 hours ago, JadinED said:

If there's no interest in a convertion to save the children, perhaps we could at least make a measly pledge to send in some thorough minesweepers at the end of every fleet engagement...

Those poor guys' limbs are kinda loose as it is...

That's what happens, if you're playing around with light sabers, kiddos!

On 9/30/2019 at 3:24 AM, JadinED said:

Name: Oh the melting pot...

Commander: General Dodonna

Navigation: Minefields

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• General Dodonna (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Sabine Wren (4)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

• Mart Mattin (22)

Total Points: 394

Name: Oh the humanity...

Commander: Admiral Ozzel

Navigation: Minefields

Victory I (73)
• Admiral Ozzel (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Total Points: 382

With combatitives like these that put up to 33 mines into the combat area (which may very well be right in the middle of a civilian shipping lane), one mine laid with precision by Sabine Wren should probably not put us at ease.

I think the biggest crime these lists commit is the setup time...

On 9/30/2019 at 12:24 AM, JadinED said:

Name: Oh the melting pot...

Commander: General Dodonna

Navigation: Minefields

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• General Dodonna (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Sabine Wren (4)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
Proximity Mines (4)

• Mart Mattin (22)

Total Points: 394

Name: Oh the humanity...

Commander: Admiral Ozzel

Navigation: Minefields

Victory I (73)
• Admiral Ozzel (20)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Victory I (73)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
Proximity Mines (4)

Total Points: 382

With combatitives like these that put up to 33 mines into the combat area (which may very well be right in the middle of a civilian shipping lane), one mine laid with precision by Sabine Wren should probably not put us at ease.

What are the other objectives? I see minefields at least🤣

4 hours ago, EagleScoutof007 said:

What are the other objectives? I see minefields at least🤣

Surprise Attack, Fleet Ambush

4 hours ago, Bertie Wooster said:

Surprise Attack, Fleet Ambush

Nice! Those would be great objectives also. Especially Fleet Ambush with up to 27 mines all around the station from which the flagships deploy. That would be skulduggerous...

Peltas also have 4 Engineering, and the right upgrade slot. Just FYI.

You're right. Five Peltas, one GR-75 and Mart Mattis can place even one more mine.

So up to 34 mines all in all.

I just re-read the rules. Not all of these mines have to be at distance 1 from one another. The mines of the objective Minefields are placed during setup and must be placed beyond distance 1 of other objective tokens.

When proximity mines are placed before deploying fleets, they just have to be placed beyond distance 1 of other proximity mines. Ergo, they could be placed right on top of a minefields mine, or in a tight cluster surrounding a minefields mine.

If a ship ends its movement there, it may very well be hit by a dozen or more mines at once.

Community challenge:
What's the maximum number of mines a ship could trigger at once, or alternatively, in one activation?

Thesis: A large-based Liberty with engine techs may be most suicidal.

Or an SSD which voluntarily deploys right in the middle of the path of all minefields...

For reference:

Minefields.

"Setup: The second player places all obstacles. He can place them anywhere in the setup area (even in deployment zones) and must place them beyond distance 5 of each other. Then he places 6 objective tokens. Each objective token must be placed at distance 1 of an obstacle and beyond distance 1 of all other objective tokens."

Proximity Mines.

"Before deploying fleets, you may discard this card to place a number of proximity mine tokens equal to half your engineering value, rounded down. You may place these tokens anywhere in the play area beyond distance 5 of enemy ships (and distance 1 of each other)."

"When proximity mine tokens are placed, they must be placed beyond distance 1 of any proximity mine tokens."

I’ve personally witnessed an SSD hit 9 at once with a speed 2 maneuver.

3 proximity mines and all 6 minefields (and an asteroid, but that’s neithr here nor there).

It would have been 11, but it managed to splash two before moving.

...

Due to wanting to avoid my G7 Nose Punch, and I titus’d It up to 2.

Opponent flying it said the mines alone were preferable to mines AND speed 0 damage AND taking multiple debris/asteroid each turn. Got it over with quickly and he could start on Engine away.

On 10/5/2019 at 5:48 AM, Drasnighta said:

I’ve personally witnessed an SSD hit 9 at once with a speed 2 maneuver.

3 proximity mines and all 6 minefields (and an asteroid, but that’s neithr here nor there).

It would have been 11, but it managed to splash two before moving.

...

Due to wanting to avoid my G7 Nose Punch, and I titus’d It up to 2.

Opponent flying it said the mines alone were preferable to mines AND speed 0 damage AND taking multiple debris/asteroid each turn. Got it over with quickly and he could start on Engine away.

Do you have a new Nose Punch list with proximity mines?

46 minutes ago, Bertie Wooster said:

Do you have a new Nose Punch list with proximity mines?

Toying around, nothing finalized yet 🙂

Threw prox mines on both Interdictor s (instead one EHB on one of them), dropped the squad Punch to 2 squads, and had Gozabtis with mines

14 hours ago, Drasnighta said:

Toying around, nothing finalized yet 🙂

Threw prox mines on both Interdictor s (instead one EHB on one of them), dropped the squad Punch to 2 squads, and had Gozabtis with mines

Throw on Engineering team I think you get 3 mines on each Interdictor