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R&D: 3 The Vae'Rlen
Model: Vae'Rlen Class
Type: Combat Analyzer
Scale: Frieghter
Length: 150 meters
Crew: 0 (Controled via tightbeam transmission/Layers of encryption in Ssi-Ruuvi keep the vessel safe from slicing)
Speed: 40 mglt
Hyperdrive: None
Hull: 200 RU
Shields: 250 SBD
Weapons:
None
Special:
Battle Analysis Computer (BAC)
Anti-Cloak Detection System
Battle Analysis Computer (BAC): This computer system analyzes variables of enemy vessels to project the course of a battle. By analyzing speed, firepower, current position, shield strength, and maneuverability, it suggests courses of action. Transmitting constantly via a tightbeam transmission to all friendly vessels, it keeps a constant sensory update of all ships computers within its range. a Typical readout portrays friendly vessels in green, hostiles in red, and unknown anomilies in grey.
Anti-Cloak system: Each system must be used in its own individual post before any results can be made from their detection.
:Anti-Audio Detection:
While space itself is a noisy place, certain sounds produced by artifical sources of many wavelengths are artifical and can be easily detected as such. A short analysis of the surrounding area provides the BAC with a base for decyption of the surrounding systems natural osculation of frequancies, which can be nulified and new sources of audio input tracked. While it has been known a new system of so called 'white Noise Generators' have fooled sensor systems in the past, the advanced scanners of the Vae'Rlen combined with the analyzing capabilities of the Battle Analysis Computer almust totaly debunk the abilities of said system. White noise, while generated naturaly across the universe, is also widely spread out and never in such a concentration to drown out a large artifical source unless produced by a source of such (IE: Stars, Pulsars, ect). Bearing the lack of such thing in a system, a moving source of said white noise in high concentrations invariably points any ship using such a system out like a sore thumb.
:Anti-Gravity Detection:
So called Negative matter/Gravity lining over a ships hull to hide a ships natural curve of space around it, as per the effects of gravity, are highly irradic in effect and cannot be trusted to the ships that equip them as any such section of craft covered/lined with is a variable in damage or failure. Any leak or fading of such a system would allow a visible bending in space around such a ship employing a system, thus being trackable to gravity sensors. Also, movement of any object across/around a ship employing this system would have the possibility of disrupting the gravity of space around the vessel, even if not, the unusuality of an object losing its mass then regaining it altogether would be a notable instance to the BAC, an instance which other vessels would be alerted to.
:Anti-Sensor Feilds:
A bubble of null sensor response is a trackable anomily and would be treated as such to the BAC.
Have you ever heard the parable about the six blind men inspecting an elephant? The first man touched the elephant's side, and concluded from its width and solidity that it must be a wall. The second man touched the elephant's tusk, and concluded from its sharpened tip that it must be a spear. The third man touched the elephant's trunk, and concluded from its shape and movement that it must be a snake. The fourth man touched the elephant's knee, and concluded from its thickness and shape that it must be a tree. The fifth man touched the elephant's ear, and concluded from its shape and flexibility that it must be a fan. And finally, the sixth man touched the elephant's tail, and concluded from its shape and texture that it must be a rope. They argued long and hard, not realizing that each was partly right but all were basically wrong.
Comments
#8 10:54pm 15/05/03
<font size=6 color=red>Approved</font>
#7 9:57pm 15/05/03
Everyone has to make sacrafices.
APPROVED
#6 9:25pm 15/05/03
Not exactly how I intended the ship to be used, but ok...
#5 9:22pm 15/05/03
I am approving this post on one sitpulation and, I expect to see it edited into the R&D.
The use of each advanced sensor system on the craft will require and invidual post. No immdiate detection and firing or instant reactions. One post will be contain the activation and use of the scanners, in that post you'll be able to track and detect ships but, the information will not be of any tactical use until the next post.
Sound good?
#4 12:34pm 15/05/03
<blockquote style="padding-left:0.5em; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; border-left:solid 2">I would like to know exactly how, without extensive survey work, your computer can analize and identify all sounds in an area of space (which is a vacume in which standard sound waves cannot travel, so I assume you are using the word 'noise' as a metaphore much akin to description of Galactic Whitenoise) as natural or unnatural, then document track and report all of these things without a considerable time expendature. Also, you will have to account for ships with "Silent Running" capeabilities.</blockquote>
A quick sensor sweep of the system would provide basic information on the general sources of noises in the system. Yes, I say noise becuase its a simpler word to associate. The longer the Vae'Rlen stays in system the more refined its information on the system becomes. Generally speaking though, a basic scan of the system would be enough to figure out where most sounds are eminated from, that and most sources of noise moving around in an eratic fashion that arnt visable to any other sensor as a vessel or solid object would be displayed as an anomoly.
<blockquote style="padding-left:0.5em; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; border-left:solid 2">Anti-Gravity Detection</blockquote>
Ok, dumbin it down
If something with mass passed accros the imediate path of such a ship that had a system to hide ships from gravity detection, it would show up as having Mass -> No mass -> Mass. That would appear as an anomalas area to the BAC.
Otherwise, a ship with 'negative energy lining' or some such system would become very fualty if any section of the hull were to be hit by anything (laser blast or galactic debrie). Being part of the ship would be giving off gravity disturbance where sensors would show nothing there. Again an anomoly to the BAC.
#3 3:54am 14/05/03
Everything is good up to...
[quote]: Anti-Gravity Detection:
Pretty much a sensor designed to act like, yes. But being that everything has mass, an object passing near an object designed to avoid this, would suddenly lose all its mass and regain it to a sensor system, which would earn an anomolus reading by the BAC and classify it as unknown. Also such a system is fualty as if any portion of a lineing or hull enforcement were to fail a gravity disturbance would appear out of no where, showing an unknow disturbance that would appear to the BAC sensors.[/quote]
Redescribe or edit. I cannot make head's nor tails of what you are attempting to say.
[quote]: Anti-Audio Detection:
Basics: Eliminates all universal background noises inherent to the area. Singles out unnatural, unidentified or annomolus sources of noise then tracks and displays them as an unknown on the BAC display.[/quote]
I would like to know exactly how, without extensive survey work, your computer can analize and identify all sounds in an area of space (which is a vacume in which standard sound waves cannot travel, so I assume you are using the word 'noise' as a metaphore much akin to description of Galactic Whitenoise) as natural or unnatural, then document track and report all of these things without a considerable time expendature. Also, you will have to account for ships with "Silent Running" capeabilities.
The more description of a new technology the better.
#2 3:08am 14/05/03
[u]Slicing[/u]
I was simply saying what its defenses against slicing were, not that it was invulnerable to.
<blockquote style="padding-left:0.5em; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; border-left:solid 2">What is the ships broadcast range? What is it's function in a fleet action. Where must it be deployed? Is it a frontline ship? Answer one or any... </blockquote>
Broadcast Range: 6 Lightyears (about the size of the solar system)
Function: To keep all ships apprised of their situation by keeping them updated with current battle movements and suggested future actions
Deployed: Normaly behind the lines, not ment to see any battle action
<blockquote style="padding-left:0.5em; margin-left:0; margin-right:0; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0; border-left:solid 2">The development of such a technology may be regarded, In Character, as suspect.</blockquote>
The pourpose of the ship isnt singularly to point out ships with cloaking technology. The SI has scouted Human space before, thus how they found out about the 'human empire' and can be assumed that they may have come accross cloaked vessels or cloaking technology before, for the pourposes of the cloaking detection package of this unit.
[b]:Anti-Audio Detection:[/b]
Basics: Eliminates all universal background noises inherent to the area. Singles out unnatural, unidentified or annomolus sources of noise then tracks and displays them as an unknown on the BAC display.
[b]:Anti-Gravity Detection:[/b]
Pretty much a sensor designed to act like, yes. But being that everything has mass, an object passing near an object designed to avoid this, would suddenly lose all its mass and regain it to a sensor system, which would earn an anomolus reading by the BAC and classify it as unknown. Also such a system is fualty as if any portion of a lineing or hull enforcement were to fail a gravity disturbance would appear out of no where, showing an unknow disturbance that would appear to the BAC sensors.
#1 1:23am 14/05/03
Very intersting project. The ratings are great, perfect, leave 'em be.
Just a few comments:
[u]Battle Analysis Computer (BAC):[/u]
No systems are completely sound of slicing. There are no absolutes.
[quote]Transmitting constantly via a tightbeam transmission to all friendly vessels, it keeps a constant sensory update of all ships computers within its range. [/quote]
What is the ships broadcast range? What is it's function in a fleet action. Where must it be deployed? Is it a frontline ship? Answer one or any...
[u]Anti-Audio Detection:[/u]
It's vague to me but, I believe I understand the theory. Tone it down or explain it more, to the average layman this tech will utterly baffle and confuse his poor mind. I can see it becoming an issue if used in fleet actions.
From what I gather; this tech would be rendered nearly useless within a star-system, or within range there-of.
If I am wrong, do please explain. I would like to have a better understanding of this technology.
Anti-Gravity Detection:
This sounds alot like a sensor designed to work much like Crystal Gravfield Trap Receptors, which are problematic and inefficent sensors at best. They will not work near any celestial body because of the massive gravametric interferance of said celestial body. Also, Crystal Gravfield Trap Receptors are ineffective in detecting swiftly moving objects.
Some more explanation here would be invaluable.
Cloakable ships are extremely rare in the Galaxy and widly regarded as a falicy in application. There are very few manufactueres of cloaking devices... Aeten II belonging to Black Sun and being the only source of Stygium Crystals, Double-Blind cloaks being commonly accepted as more hazardous then they are worth, Twilight and Shroud Cruisers have only been encountered in a few insatnces, Bounty Hunters Guild has yet to reveal any cloaking technology to the Galaxy. The development of such a technology may be regarded, In Character, as suspect.
I, personally, have no problems with the idea itself, I just need a better understanding.
All in all a very interesting project. Anyone have a better understanding of astrophysics?
I'd like to have a better understanding before I approve this R&D. No comments on changes, just... more wording?
Heh.
:hat