Beam: Capital Mining Beam
Port: L
Range: 200 m
Rate: 2.8
Heat: 0.75
Mass: 2500 kg
Grid: 25

Large port mining beam only equippable by capital ships. Same stats as an HD Beam but with a 200 m range and requires 25 grid.

Capital ships have to get so close to an asteroid, they clip through the roid.

A thread with a related idea: https://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/30865

Since it has the same stats (mostly) as the HD beam, require Master Prospector to purchase it. Looks like you are group mining with your dent. Cute.

Master Prospector sounds fair.

Why not make it a turret?

I would love for a turret, but this seems like an easier short term fix that shouldn't break anything.

+1

+1 for a turret, too.