Re: Active vs Passive

From: "Adrian Reen-Shuler" <saltpeanuts73@yahoo.com>

> The real questions are:
> 
> Will technology advance far enough to enable you to
> cloak your emmissions to match the background
> radiation? Difficult, but not impossible.
> 
> and 
> 
> Will technology advance far enough that a single ship
> (or group of ships) using passive sensors can scan the
> entire sky and then crunch all the data it gathered in
> a reasonable time frame (say minutes or an hour)? 
> Again, difficult, but not impossible.
> 
> I'd say current technology is completely incapable of
> either. And it's just your personal take on which has
> advanced further in the game you're playing. 

Agree.

> Also, with the invention of long range mass detectors
> (ala Honor Harrington), the issue becomes moot.

Er... if you have inertial compensators etc and warp
drives, then IMHO mass detectors may also be
defeatable. Again, a matter of personal take on which
is more advanced.