FT Stealth

>>One more question on this: will FB2 cover revised Stealth/Sensor/ECM,
and
if
>>so, do you have it sufficiently thought-out that the list can see it?
>
>No, and no. This will have to wait for FT3.
>
>Jon (GZG)

Okay, we're going to design The Stealth/Sensors/ECM System.  The
objective
is to develop something which is simple & easy to use, while giving a
flavor
of stumbling around wondering where your targets might be.  Definitions
first:

Stealth: is to keep you from being seen in the first place.  Powering
down
your ship helps a lot; having systems powered but not in use (such as
drives, screens, fire controls) helps a little.  Making an active sensor
scan ruins your stealthiness.  Bigger ships are less stealthy than
smaller
ships.

Sensors: Gathers information, ranging from:
a) none--"there's nothing out there"
b) bogey--"we can't pin it down, but there's something there"
c) range, vector, firing solution
d) ship class ID
e) current status/damage estimates

Sensors come in three classes (BES) and two modes (Passive/Active) 
Basic
ranges P/A are 36"/54".

ECM: can't keep the enemy from knowing you're there, but it may keep him
from knowing what you are.  It may spoof missiles.

Next round (after caffeine) will toss out some proposals.