Shock Mine Launcher

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Shock Mine Launcher

The Shock Mine Launcher works just like the Mine Launcher. It drops a mine when fired. Once the mines are dropped they will detonate when any hostile ship enters their proximity. The difference is upon detonation, the mines from the Shock Mine Launcher provide concussive force to disorient a ship and push it off its trajectory. Larger, heavier ships may not be effected quite so much as smaller, lighter ones.

This effect is similar to, but more powerful than, the Force Shell experimental effect on Cannons. If a cluster of shock mines is deployed in one spot it will have more impact when a ship flies through it.

In earlier versions of Elite Dangerous, shock mines did not cause damage. As of 3.2, they cause 80% of the damage of ordinary mines.

Shock mines can be used as an escape tool to delay pursuers or as a method to push enemy ships into asteroids within heavy asteroid fields.

Currently a shock mine launcher is available in class 1 only, and apart from the mines is identical to the class 1 mine launcher.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw	Weapon Mode	Damage Type	Armour Piercing	Thermal Load/s	Ammo Clip Size	Ammo Maximum	Value (CR)
1	I	2.00	40	0.400	Fixed	Explosive	60	5.00	1	36	36,390

 Engineers

This weapon can be modified by Engineers to enhance its abilities.

Modifications

The following modifications can be applied to this module:

• High Capacity
• Lightweight
• Rapid fire
• Sturdy

Possible Experimental Effects

Modifying this module can sometimes result in any one of the following special effects also being applied:

• Emissive Munitions
• Ion Disruptor
• Overload Munitions
• Radiant Canister
• Reverberating Cascade
• Shift-Lock Canister