http://i30.tinypic.com/deah00.jpg

Anyways, the Mine (Not explosive mines) Excavator could be a good starting project for anyone new devs that get recruited.

And I'm thinking the area that covers the teammates could be a deflector shield instead of a metal cover.

But yeah, trying to come up with a name for it...  Mine Excavator?

I loved that ship.
"The Excavator has arrived with our reinforcements."

We need both it and Festerbester in-game pronto -- [looks at pic]

Oh. That kind of Excavator.

I say leave the Mine Cart as it is. It can be used to sweep mines and as a road block, but that's pretty much it. In my eyes it's mostly there for fluff anyhow. Then again, the Alliance does have a tradition of doing whacky things with ordinary vehicles, so maybe, maybe...

Something like this:
http://i28.tinypic.com/2d8klxw.jpg

Anyways, maybe there should be a separate vehicle with the plow instead, as the mining vehicle there already is a repulsorlift, a plow would seem strange for it.  The other mining vehicle would need to be on tracks (not train tracks, tank tracks), and it could have seats on the side of it that are meant for miners but infantry could use them to fire from.  The plow truck would usually lead as to take the brunt of the enemy fire with the mine vehicle and tanks behind, and when the group comes to a minefield the mine truck drives ahead to clear.  It could also be able to ram enemy vehicles.

It would be similar to this Dreadlock from Starsiege, just the areas next to the cockpit would be passenger seats, it would have a lower profile, and a longer chassis.  There would also be a button for the driver to raise or lower metal shields to allow allies to fire from the seats or to protect them.

Oh yes, you need a wiki page for it.