rgrove0172
SOC-12
Im using the Sensor table on page 144 CT with the MgT2300 range modifications. The Thermal Sensor gives varying degrees of information from 1 to 16 light seconds. Ive heard that the table assumes very large radiation sources, such as suns, planets etc. are automatically detected out to vast ranges and are not the subject of the table. It is essentially aimed at starship heat signatures.
Could one of you guys comment on the temperatures detected here? What temperatures (In Kelvin I assume) are being noticed. Whats the correlation between the output of a powerplant and its radiated temperature? How far out would they be noticeable by thermal sensors? We can see by the Hull Masking rules that it has an effect on combat identification and locking on for weapons fire, but what about pure 'detection'? when would they appear on somebody's screens?
I have a similar question regarding the Electromagnetic Sensor - the amount of radiation given off by the target is sure to modify the range at which it gets quality sensor data.
My recent post on HEAT lead me to this one. If they are too closely related, one of you moderators please merge them, no problem.
Could one of you guys comment on the temperatures detected here? What temperatures (In Kelvin I assume) are being noticed. Whats the correlation between the output of a powerplant and its radiated temperature? How far out would they be noticeable by thermal sensors? We can see by the Hull Masking rules that it has an effect on combat identification and locking on for weapons fire, but what about pure 'detection'? when would they appear on somebody's screens?
I have a similar question regarding the Electromagnetic Sensor - the amount of radiation given off by the target is sure to modify the range at which it gets quality sensor data.
My recent post on HEAT lead me to this one. If they are too closely related, one of you moderators please merge them, no problem.