It's not a function of blinding, it's a function of preventing the sensor
task. Getting an FC lock is a sensor task with difficulty mods, and the
nuke fireball marker is like a +1 difficulty level. So between EMS jamming
and nukes, if you can prevent the sensor task from succeeding, you're not
tracked.
> Like everything in warfare there its an arms race.
>
> A nuke or active EMS jammer might 'muddy' the analysis making the task
> harder but I doubt it would completely mask it.
>
> Also the nuke idea would probably only work as long as it occured between
> the ship that is jumping and the viewer. If there is only 1 viewer that
> may
> do in a pinch but if there are multiple viewers capable of collecting (not
> necessarily analyze) the jump data it would be for not.
>
> Active EMS masking or jamming I would doubt could effectively blind a
> viewer simply due to the power of one vs the other.
>
> a jump drives consumes alot of LHyd fuel very quickly, a jammer/masker
> would need to approach the same power levels in order to be effective,
> which is why I said it could make the analysis harder my muddying the
> data.
>
> But that purely a theoretical call because the rules for TNE do not cover
> anything resembling masking a ships j-drive emission signature.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Craige Cook
> <>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Question. Would an active EMS Jammer prevent starships from gaining a
>> lock
>> on your Jump envelope energy levels and thus prevent them from following
>> through jump? Is there any reason why military ships wouldn't routinely
>> activate EMS jammers prior to jump to prevent others from spying?
>>
>> Interesting thread!
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave would you mind if I email you off list to discuss my ideas for
>> sensor
>> ops. I have some pretty heretical ideas for this topic. hehe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> Craige
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>>
>>
>> To:
>> <>
>> Cc:
>>
>> Sent:
>> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:07:06 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>> Subject:
>> Re: [Traveller_TNE] Huscarle Cruiser Last time - tangenital thoughts
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Pop a nuke or two behind you before you go to pricy the view of
>> eavesdroppers
>>
>>
>> ---
>> from my T989
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
> would have been deserved.
>
task. Getting an FC lock is a sensor task with difficulty mods, and the
nuke fireball marker is like a +1 difficulty level. So between EMS jamming
and nukes, if you can prevent the sensor task from succeeding, you're not
tracked.
> Like everything in warfare there its an arms race.
>
> A nuke or active EMS jammer might 'muddy' the analysis making the task
> harder but I doubt it would completely mask it.
>
> Also the nuke idea would probably only work as long as it occured between
> the ship that is jumping and the viewer. If there is only 1 viewer that
> may
> do in a pinch but if there are multiple viewers capable of collecting (not
> necessarily analyze) the jump data it would be for not.
>
> Active EMS masking or jamming I would doubt could effectively blind a
> viewer simply due to the power of one vs the other.
>
> a jump drives consumes alot of LHyd fuel very quickly, a jammer/masker
> would need to approach the same power levels in order to be effective,
> which is why I said it could make the analysis harder my muddying the
> data.
>
> But that purely a theoretical call because the rules for TNE do not cover
> anything resembling masking a ships j-drive emission signature.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Craige Cook
> <>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Question. Would an active EMS Jammer prevent starships from gaining a
>> lock
>> on your Jump envelope energy levels and thus prevent them from following
>> through jump? Is there any reason why military ships wouldn't routinely
>> activate EMS jammers prior to jump to prevent others from spying?
>>
>> Interesting thread!
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave would you mind if I email you off list to discuss my ideas for
>> sensor
>> ops. I have some pretty heretical ideas for this topic. hehe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> Craige
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>>
>>
>> To:
>> <>
>> Cc:
>>
>> Sent:
>> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:07:06 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>> Subject:
>> Re: [Traveller_TNE] Huscarle Cruiser Last time - tangenital thoughts
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Pop a nuke or two behind you before you go to pricy the view of
>> eavesdroppers
>>
>>
>> ---
>> from my T989
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
> would have been deserved.
>