Talk:Krait Phantom/@comment-69.114.196.254-20181113033158/@comment-25527827-20181113141321

Its explained on the Miner page: they can be a good defence since most of the ships hardpoints are dedicated to mining laser (or the new mining tools); a fighter hanger really helps a miner defend themselves from pirates.

Not to mention Frontier have said they want to add a fighter that has mining power, so there's that as well