That moment when you and your crew learn how to use mines offensively and spend the next half dozen matches playing pinball with your enemies' ships.
Shhhh....
Don't tell nobody...
In all seriousness, once you get the crazy arcs and arming distances down, mines become a ridiculously satisfying offensive weapon.
Hawchafish turning his gun to 'ya? Knock his gunner off mark!
Sniper Mobula annoying you? Surround him with mines, and detonate then all!
WARNING: offensive mining requires a good pilot, a good miner, and two good engineers.
Things either go really well, or really poorly.