Putting Teeth into Mines

Hello, I think that mines can be cost effective if they conduct 3d6 beam
attacks. However Mines must also be able to remain hidden, with sensor roles
required to find them. I know this means a referee will be required but...
This would mean that cloaked ships could effectively use mines, particularly
if they drop an entire rack in a cluster. For campeigns, if you want to
maintain a mine field, you better maintain a mine tender in the area. Each
Mine Tender can maitain only so many mines and requires a certain number of
points for replacement mines. I've used mines missiles that become mines and
fighters carrying mines very effectively to localize cloaked ships. These are
the equivelant to
 sono-buoys, although cloaked ships don't like them since their shields
are down... They also become usefull against reflective shields... Mines are
also effective against the wirling dervish tactics of the Kravak players I've
played against. Phil P.