I'll second that. Also one of the few that shows the scale of fleets that powers owning the resources of a large chunk of a galaxy would be able to throw around.
Even in naval warfare minefields are only really practical when deployed in narrow and limited-"path" pockets of water. Bays, straits, etc.
Which is still a bit unpractical to pull off in open space because of how things scale vs ship size vs density requirements for sensible coverage. Plus three-dimensions of movement of course.
The few exceptions might be if you're deploying minefields near or around a stationary strategic location like a station or a small moon, but even that's going to be more costly than it's worth a lot of the time.
So tired of writers who don't understand how space battles would be different from naval battles.
I recommend The Legend of the Galactic Heroes to everyone.
I'll second that. Also one of the few that shows the scale of fleets that powers owning the resources of a large chunk of a galaxy would be able to throw around.
Thirded. Has anyone seen the remake version?
Last I saw, it was maybe a quarter of the way through the story, but it's been pretty good so far.
Even in naval warfare minefields are only really practical when deployed in narrow and limited-"path" pockets of water. Bays, straits, etc.
Which is still a bit unpractical to pull off in open space because of how things scale vs ship size vs density requirements for sensible coverage. Plus three-dimensions of movement of course.
The few exceptions might be if you're deploying minefields near or around a stationary strategic location like a station or a small moon, but even that's going to be more costly than it's worth a lot of the time.