RE: [SG?] Cammo

At 8:28 AM -0400 8/10/01, Bell, Brian K (Contractor) wrote:
>Convention holds a mu at about 1000km. Although some of us play it at
1/4
>light second (~70,000km).

Hmm, I was thinking about this further in the shower. If the beam 
weapons are really just lasers then its an optical beam anyhow right? 
Being able to get one on a target is just an exercise in optics, fire 
control and aiming components then correct?

Well, a computer could be set up to watch specific portions of space, 
by looking for abnormalities like glint, occluded stars and extra 
objects, a defender could easily begin tracking bogeys only with 
optical gear. No active emissions. Though they would have had to have 
been there a while so as to be able to track most if not all objects 
they'd be using as a comparative data base. Once the computer had a 
hit, you'd have a crewman check it out with long range optical gear 
attached to a fine res CCD sensor system.

Ships would be easily recognized based on outline and form unless 
they take measures to make that more difficult. Now if Jon meant to 
do this or not I'm not sure, but notice how most NAC vessels have a 
similar outline? Basic optical camo just like the Germans used in 
WWII. Scharnhorst identified as other ships because she looked like 
the other ships, just a bit different in size...

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