Right, the laser part doesn't work, because the laser generating rods
won't stay aligned and break up in the windstream. However, absent the
failsafes some of the guys mentioned a couple weeks ago, the nuke still
works, which is the problem.
Dave
> I almost forgot there is a rule in the main TNE book about the Pump Laser
> going
> off in atmos. They do not work. They only do the damage from the
> explosion.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
Sent: Thu, July 19, 2012 1:17:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Huscarle Cruiser Last time - tangenital
> thoughts
>
>
> 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.
>>
>
>
>
won't stay aligned and break up in the windstream. However, absent the
failsafes some of the guys mentioned a couple weeks ago, the nuke still
works, which is the problem.
Dave
> I almost forgot there is a rule in the main TNE book about the Pump Laser
> going
> off in atmos. They do not work. They only do the damage from the
> explosion.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
Sent: Thu, July 19, 2012 1:17:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Huscarle Cruiser Last time - tangenital
> thoughts
>
>
> 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.
>>
>
>
>