RE: [FT]Sensors and Sensibility[LONG]

At 8:03 AM -0700 6/26/01, David Griffin wrote:
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>Yes, but if you want the fastest possible ID,
>a fighter that can go 24" (or even 36") in any
>direction is a pretty seductive asset isn't it?

But that fighter is only going to give you a visual ID. No active 
scans mind you. Thats what a dedicated Scout with Enhanced or 
Superior active sensors and/or a SWACs is for....
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>But even if we use regular scouts, that works too.
>Might even equip them with superior sensors. If
>the enemy destroys them, that's proof of their
>intentions.

But that still leaves you in an information void. What if they were 
intercepted by fighters? Could there be a carrier there? Were they 
intercepted by smaller vessels that have area defense?

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