Thanks for your answer ohadbx.
I've read similar things as well. Although, using mines as decoys strikes me as being a being a bit "gamey." Also, we've removed the some of the properties of the mine that make it useful as a decoy in the game, such as they will now stop making noise when they stop.
So, I guess I'm wondering specifically about tactical uses of the mines in terms of offensive capabilies?
I know that the sensor of the mines will detect contacts within 100m of the mine... so I guess that means you have to drop them in circumstances where you are fairly certain an enemy contact will come within 100m of it. So I guess they are really only effective in littoral warfare, to block off channels and such. That seems reasonable to me, just not very useful in general unless the mission is designed with that particular tactic in mind, eg. the terrain of the mission has narrow channels that would make mining the most effective way of defending them.
Thoughts? :hmm: