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Due to the possibility of the mines' proximity sensors causing premature detonation, the entire minefield had to be put in place before the mines could be activated. The Dominion sent a fleet to prevent this from happening, but cover fire from Deep Space 9 and the IKS Rotarran allowed the USS Defiant to complete the task. The activated minefield proved an effective barrier to the Dominion even after Deep Space 9 was captured. This frustrating obstacle prevented the Dominion from overrunning the Alpha Quadrant. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")

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  • Due to the possibility of the mines' proximity sensors causing premature detonation, the entire minefield had to be put in place before the mines could be activated. The Dominion sent a fleet to prevent this from happening, but cover fire from Deep Space 9 and the IKS Rotarran allowed the USS Defiant to complete the task. The activated minefield proved an effective barrier to the Dominion even after Deep Space 9 was captured. This frustrating obstacle prevented the Dominion from overrunning the Alpha Quadrant. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")
  • Rom came up with the idea of making the mines self-replicating, getting over the obstacle of having enough low power mines to destroy a Jem'Hadar ship. Each mine was equipped with a replicator which could replicate a mine close by that was destroyed by an enemy ship. The mines were also equipped with cloaking devices and programmed to swarm detonate with around twenty or thirty mines targeting one ship. One drawback was that the entire minefield had to be deployed before the mines could be activated. (DS9 episode: "Call to Arms")
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  • Rom came up with the idea of making the mines self-replicating, getting over the obstacle of having enough low power mines to destroy a Jem'Hadar ship. Each mine was equipped with a replicator which could replicate a mine close by that was destroyed by an enemy ship. The mines were also equipped with cloaking devices and programmed to swarm detonate with around twenty or thirty mines targeting one ship. One drawback was that the entire minefield had to be deployed before the mines could be activated. (DS9 episode: "Call to Arms") The shells of the mines were originally duranium cargo containers. The mines possess proximity and contact sensors for detonation, as well as a neutrino source counter for distance keeping with one another. Other components of the mine include a thruster system of a class-1 probe with a single fuel source designed for station keeping and a combiner tank with a premixed charge of a standard photon torpedo warhead for use as an explosive. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
  • Due to the possibility of the mines' proximity sensors causing premature detonation, the entire minefield had to be put in place before the mines could be activated. The Dominion sent a fleet to prevent this from happening, but cover fire from Deep Space 9 and the IKS Rotarran allowed the USS Defiant to complete the task. The activated minefield proved an effective barrier to the Dominion even after Deep Space 9 was captured. This frustrating obstacle prevented the Dominion from overrunning the Alpha Quadrant. (DS9: "A Time to Stand") Eventually, Damar found a way to deactivate the mines without having them replicating themselves, by isolating them one at a time with an antigraviton beam projected from Deep Space 9's deflector array. Fortunately, through Morn, Kira Nerys gave Starfleet information on the deactivation of the minefield. Faced with the prospect of overwhelming Dominion reinforcements through the wormhole, Starfleet launched Operation Return, sending all its available ships to destroy the deflector before the deactivation process was completed. Unfortunately, the Defiant arrived too late to prevent Gul Dukat from detonating the minefield, forcing Sisko to send the Defiant into the wormhole to confront the Dominion reinforcements. (DS9: "Behind the Lines", "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels")
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