Can boa ships not equip mining lasers? - Explained.

[Skeeter]

I thought id turn my captured boa into a miner, has enough cargo space to do it, big enough, fast enough, has turrets, so why cant i put some on?

[Pesanur]

I thought id turn my captured boa into a miner, has enough cargo space to do it, big enough, fast enough, has turrets, so why cant i put some on?

Because it cargo bay only can accommodate containers and not raw materials?

[Tomonor]

I thought id turn my captured boa into a miner, has enough cargo space to do it, big enough, fast enough, has turrets, so why cant i put some on?

Because it cargo bay only can accommodate containers and not raw materials?

Exactly. A mining capable ship has to have the "Mineral" tag in its name.

[Skeeter]

meh

ty for answer tho