Editing Minefield

[[File:Minefield.jpg|thumb|350px|right|a minefield]]

[[Minefield]]s are areas designed for two main uses: to create defensive tactical barriers (such as protecting a unit's flanks against infiltration tactics, channeling attacking forces into predetermined fire zones or slowing an invasion force's progress to allow reinforcements to arrive); or to act as passive area-denial weapons (in order to deny the enemy use of valuable terrain, resources or facilities when active defense of the area is not desirable or possible).

There are a large number of mine types deployed, each capable of being tailored to the specific need of the defending force. in 2414, the [[USS Boudicca]] encountered a minefield along the [[Sull Path]].

Mines and minefields were used by [[Admiral Doenitz|Doenitz Loyalist]] forces during the [[Federation Civil War]], and were a staple of the [[Romulan Star Empire]] as a means to protect distant systems from unwanted intrusion.

Some of the most dangerous minefields were equipped with [[cloaking device]]s.

[[Category: Tactical]]