Just wondering if these are worth skilling into ??

Thanks.

Std:
Against higher level tanks, standard are all but useless. The only thing they are good for is SLIGHTLY softening it up so that a proto FG or Swarm and finish it off with a couple shots.

Adv:
Advanced Prox Mines are the highest I've used. These do significant damage to mid/high level tanks, but will not destroy. You still need like 2 shots with a proto AV weapon to finish it off.

Proto:
Haven't used proto prox mines yet.

Note: My findings are with clustering 3mines in the same area so that if they tank hits, its getting blasted by all three.

My girlfriend has had her (modded Starter) LAV one-shotted by Prox mines.

They're not the most powerful weapon on the field, and they won't one-shot a tank, but they can hurt, and if you manage to get behind enemy lines with them and set a trap on the tank's line of retreat, when your other AV guys push it back, guess where it's going to go?

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I was wondering along the lines of trolling tankers with 12 proxy mines from several squadmates.
Yes I am evil.

they are great for adding more tactics to your hunt. Although most tanks will see them and either shoot it or avoid them fearing an ambush. You can get 6 mines out at a time if you have a supply depo or nanohive around. i have not put much sp into them yet as they are low on my priority list, but it will be something i'll max out. As i remember from long ago, the higher prox can do huge amounts of dmg, especially when they all go off at the same time.

you carry 3, can place 6, and the basic can 1 shot a LAV with a direct hit.

I have a starter "sprint" fit for getting to objectives first, and have the basics equipped... quite good at stopping a LV rush

Whats a good placement strategy so the tankers do not see them so easy?
Thanks.

Thanks for making my life as a tanker harder ChromeBreaker!

But if they were usefull for vehicles then its strange that so few use them??
Hmmmm after thinking about it for a bit I think theres a downside besides ISK that folks are not telling me??

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if it makes you feel better i didnt tell them you can do more damage with remote explosives...



How do you know? they're hidden lol, its hard for me to see my own mines let alone anyone elses.

Downside is that you might miss... and effort

Ok.

But this being CCPs first shooter I was expecting something like the enemy tankers also are able to see the mines since CCP decided that the "anti tank mines" display a huge glowing flag or stroboscopic light signal that only tankers see or something real lame like that.

... what game are you playing? lol

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if it makes you feel better i didnt tell them you can do more damage with remote explosives...



How do you know? they're hidden lol, its hard for me to see my own mines let alone anyone elses.

Downside is that you might miss... and effort

* breaks controller*

My girlfriend has had her (modded Starter) LAV one-shotted by Prox mines.

They're not the most powerful weapon on the field, and they won't one-shot a tank, but they can hurt, and if you manage to get behind enemy lines with them and set a trap on the tank's line of retreat, when your other AV guys push it back, guess where it's going to go?

You dont use proximity mines on their own. Combine them with remote explosives. plant 2-3 proximity mines on a good spot and stack 5 normal remote explosives on them. When the proximity mine explodes it works as a ignition trigger for the remote explosives which deal much higher damage.

I'm sorry to say this but 6 proto proximity mines will not kill a well fit tank unfortunately. Had a game where a tank was going around the battlefield in circles so i memorized his pattern and put down 6 of them. The tank ran over every single one yet didnt explode. I did this to said tank twice. It was kind of depressing