| This is the article on the corvette in Homeworld 2. For other ships of the same name, see Minelayer Corvette. |
The Minelayer Corvette was a corvette-class vessel designed to lay remotely-controlled mines that would attack enemy vessels, used by the Hiigarans and Vaygr during the Vaygr War in Homeworld 2.
Background[]
Hiigaran[]
Its design was a modified version of the Gunship. Most of the hull was taken up with minelaying and storage devices. It was so large that the rear part of the hull has been completely rebuilt in comparison to the Gunship. The engine array was split into two parts, between which the main body of the minelayer lies. This corvette is able to destroy enemy mines, which makes it an essential ship for defense of any battlegroup. The ship also mounts a Kinetic Gun for self-defense against minor attacks.
Vaygr[]
The ship used a hull very similar to the Laser Corvette, and its bottom section was dominated by a large mine deploying system. At the back of the vessel, below the engines the slot used to deploy mines is visible. At the front, below the bridge two barrels of the Minesweeping system are visible, capable of destroying mines within 1200 meters range.
Minelayer corvettes were unarmed, and therefore worked best in secured areas, where curtains of minefield forced enemy units to fly around giving plenty of time to friendlies, or pass through it what would cause enormous damage to first units which arrive to the range of mines sensors. During combat they had to escape as fast as possible to avoid destruction and hope that enemy won't spot single small ship.
Trivia[]
- In early versions of the game, the Minelayer Corvette was also armed with a single, bottom-mounted Vulcan Kinetic Autogun.