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A gravity mine, or interdiction mine, was a type of mine used to create a mass shadow for hyperspace interdiction purposes.
Purpose[]
The gravity mines created mass shadows that pulled the ships into realspace and made them unable to jump again, but unlike large interdictors, they were much smaller and more difficult to detect with sensors. Also, there could be up to hundreds of mines spread across the area to create an overlapping larger mass shadow. Some more expensive mines could even magnetically attach itself to enemy starships, making them unable to be destroyed without outside assistance.
History[]
The Imperial Hyperspace Security Net which was based in the Deep Core, used gravity mines and jammers as a preemptive against illegal spacers. Lord Shadowspawn used gravity mines to prevent the New Republic Rapid Response Task Force from leaving the battle of Mindor.
Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire used gravity mines instead of expensive interdictor ships to keep the major hyperspace lines blocked from both the Empire-in-exile and the Galactic Alliance Core Fleet.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Legacy Era Campaign Guide
- The Essential Atlas
Developer Update: Bomber Class Starfighter on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)- Stay on Target
