RE: [FT]Sensors and Sensibility[LONG]

You misunderstood my point.

Komorov or other ship with weapon range in excess of 36 trying to
identify a
group of mass 18 Minerva FFs at a range of 48 (FF are thrusting 1, but
giving out signals as ). Passive identification range is 36" (OK
36.018"),
so it is out of range. So the Komorov turns on active sensors, but
active
sensor identification is only 36". Should the Komorov blast the unknown
blips within its weapons range or wait until they get to 36".

If identificaiton is based on 36mu, a ship with a class-4 beam (or
equivilent) would be shooting at an unidentified target at its long
range.

Thus the suggestion for the change that a ship with weapons that reach
further than 36mu have thier sensor identification based on the maximum
range of thier longest range weapon. So the Komorov could identify
anything
within weapons range.

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Brian Bell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derk Groeneveld [SMTP:derk@cistron.nl]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 9:09 AM
> To:	'gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu'
> Subject:	RE: [FT]Sensors and Sensibility[LONG]
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> On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Bell, Brian K (Contractor) wrote:
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> > I would make an amending suggestion.
> > For ships with weapons that have a maximum range greater than 36,
the
> > identify range is equal to the longest range weapon on board.
> > 
> > Examples:
> >  Komorov SDN (Class-4 Beams)
> 
> Err. This one is already identifiable by passive means at 220
(actually
> 220.220), due to it's mass of 220?
> 
> >  Any Sa'Vasku with 8 power points (using 12mu range bands)
> 
> Smallest example: STING, passive identifiable at 40.04, reach 60"
> 
> I can see your point here.
> 
> >  Any Sa'Vasku with 16 power points (using 9mu range bands)
> 
> Smallest example: SLINKY, passive identifiable at 64.064, reach 55"
> 
> So, with the adjusted range bands, there is no reason to make this
> modification. Or am I misunderstanding things here?
> 
> Oh, and as for power 32 ships, that does not occur until a mass of 160
is
> reach (detection at 160.160)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>     Derk
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