Nuke mines are powerful space weapons. One could cripple a bigger ship. It is a capital crime for a civilian ship to carry one, although some smuggler ships would carry some for special cases. As they were too expensive (50000, as much as a smuggler ship's cargo), a ship could carry a fake one for tactical use, being nothing more than an empty casing with radioactive material. The Phantom carried one while traversing the Hallin system. It used one against a Kilrathi Targu class frigate and used a fake one to scare off a second frigate.
Nuke mines are powerful space weapons. One could cripple a bigger ship. It is a capital crime for a civilian ship to carry one, although some smuggler ships would carry some for special cases. As they were too expensive (50000, as much as a smuggler ship's cargo), a ship could carry a fake one for tactical use, being nothing more than an empty casing with radioactive material. The Phantom carried one while traversing the Hallin system. It used one against a Kilrathi Targu class frigate and used a fake one to scare off a second frigate.