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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
| − | An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to [[milkrun]]s.) | + | An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to [[milkrun]]s. And even then ...) |
| − | ECM will cause all primed missiles in range to auto-detonate. As with all arms-races, the military has developed ECM-hardened missiles (spacer-slang: [[hardheads]]), which are impervious to the current generation of ECM-systems, but it is only a matter of time until new ECM systems find a way to destroy them. | + | ECM will cause all primed [[Missile|missiles]] in range to auto-detonate. As with all arms-races, the military has developed [[ECM Hardened Missile|ECM-hardened]] missiles (spacer-slang: [[hardheads]]), which are impervious to the current generation of ECM-systems, but it is only a matter of time until new ECM systems find a way to destroy them. |
== Use == | == Use == | ||
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== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
| − | Inexperienced pilots will sometimes in panic activate their ECM in rapid | + | Inexperienced pilots will sometimes in panic activate their ECM many times in rapid succession. This creates a '[[fuzzball]]', and is not recommended. |
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| + | *[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9765 AutoECM] by Switech automatically engages your ECM when missiles are detected | ||
| + | *Missile Combat Re-imagined by [[User:Redspear|Redspear]] rebalances the relationship between missiles and ECM - and makes the ECM more fragile | ||
| + | *[[Automatic Chaff System]] by [[User:Wyvern|Wyvern]] provides a dated version of a supplement to the ECM system | ||
| + | *[[Armoury]] by [[User:Thargoid|Thargoid]] provides more recent alternatives | ||
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Revision as of 13:47, 26 November 2020
Contents
Overview
An ECM system, or Electronic Counter Measures system, is one of the first upgrade items any starship owner should buy. (Unless he/she is planning to stick to milkruns. And even then ...) ECM will cause all primed missiles in range to auto-detonate. As with all arms-races, the military has developed ECM-hardened missiles (spacer-slang: hardheads), which are impervious to the current generation of ECM-systems, but it is only a matter of time until new ECM systems find a way to destroy them.
Use
Press the ECM button on your console, and all non-hardened missiles will explode. It may or may not destroy hardened missiles, depending on the range. Be advised: activating ECM will cause a drain on your energybanks, so be careful not to use it too much.
Availability
Price to fit: 600.0 Cr At techlevel: 3
Comments
Inexperienced pilots will sometimes in panic activate their ECM many times in rapid succession. This creates a 'fuzzball', and is not recommended.
OXPs
- AutoECM by Switech automatically engages your ECM when missiles are detected
- Missile Combat Re-imagined by Redspear rebalances the relationship between missiles and ECM - and makes the ECM more fragile
- Automatic Chaff System by Wyvern provides a dated version of a supplement to the ECM system
- Armoury by Thargoid provides more recent alternatives
Oolite Equipment
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