Shuklaar Kyrdol
CEO of Breshig War Forge Consolidated
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a sub-capital electronic warfare suite for use by Strill Securities and for use and sale by Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
- Image Source: N/A.
- Canon Link: Electronic countermeasures.
- Permissions: N/A.
- Primary Source: 4x-Phantom short-range sensor jammer, "Screamer" active jammer.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated.
- Affiliation: Breshig War Forge Consolidated and Strill Securities.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: Breshig War Forge Consolidated 'Ga'yusr' Electronic Countermeasure Suite.
- Modularity: Can be installed into most sub-capital starships with minimal additional modification to their systems.
- Production: Minor.
- Material: Duranium frame, reinforced Duraplast-molecularly bonded Duranium composite armor plating, Agrinium mesh and Thermal gel lining, cryoban cooling system, combat de-ioninzer, Condensed-matter composite lined weapon housing, Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and wiring.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Droid Brain: Management of the system is carried out by the a heuristically learning droid brain which follows the operator's commands via the system's interface.
- 'Manda' Tactical Battlenet compatibility: The system can be managed by a Manda tactical battlenet module to better manage and coordinate electronic warfare capabilities for individual ships as well as naval formations.
- Passive Systems:
- Communications Scrambler: The system operates passively alongside the platform's communications systems.
- Emissions Disguiser: The Ga'yusr's emissions disguiser array disguises a craft's drive emissions, delaying the time it takes to lock onto a craft's engines, or pick it up at medium to long ranges.
- Sensor Dampener: The passive sensor dampener array utilized by the Ga'yusr dampens enemy sensors by piggybacking the jamming signal on incoming sensor scans.
- Active Systems:
- ELINT Mast: Supplemental communications jamming is conducted by retractable ELINT mast(s).
- Particle-emitter augmented Comm Jammer: The Ga'yusr features a particle-emitter augmented comm jammer array to handle mid-range communications jamming.
- Short-range Tactical Sensor and Communications Jammer: Short-range communications and sensor jamming is handled by a short-range tactical sensor and comms jammer array.
- Full-spectrum Distortion Projector: The full-spectrum distortion projector module handles mid-range jamming of scanners and targeting computers by using broadband transmissions to interfere with sensors attempting to target the craft.
- DERP: The dedicated energy receptor projector array on the Ga'yusr has a high potential to block incoming long-range sensor pings and transmissions broadcasted by enemy ships, rendering the craft notably difficult to detect to most enemy scanners, targeting computers and incoming ordnance.
- Guidance Jammer: The Ga'yusr features a powerful guidance jammer array designed to homing computers aboard concussion missiles, proton torpedoes and other ordnance.
- Static Discharge Panels: The static discharge panels scramble communications and subspace frequencies in a short radius around the craft. This allows the device to not only potentially jam incoming sensor pulses but also to jam a target's outgoing signals.
STRENGTHS
- Comprehensive Sensor and Communications Jamming: The system has a number of advanced communications and sensor jammers as well as a number of scramblers, dampeners and other advanced electronic warfare systems, allowing it to leverage a number of advantages against enemies lacking appropriate defences against such systems.
- Intelligent Jamming: The system scans multiple communication bands and frequencies as well as determines what manner of sensors are pinging it's host before engaging the appropriate jamming measures, making it far more efficient than a blanket wide-band jammer.
- Resilient: The system is resilient to all manner of damage sources that might be found on the battlefield, and is built with combat conditions in mind.
WEAKNESSES
- They're Jamming Us!: The downside to jammers is that the target is well aware that they are being jammed. This is always a surefire way of identifying that hostile forces are in the area, as well as potentially allowing the target of said jamming to take measures to mitigate its effects.
- Home on Jam: Missiles with home on jam capabilities will not be affected by any concerted jamming and will instead home in on the jamming signal.
- If We're Jamming, We Can't Intercept: Jamming the enemy's frequencies will naturally prevent interception of their communications.
- Frequency Hopping Communications: Rapid frequency hopping communications are difficult to track down and difficult to jam.
- EMP/Ion: As with all complicated electronics, any EMP/Ion damage powerful enough to overwhelm the system's protective measures can cause severe to irreparable damage.
DESCRIPTION
The Ga'yusr, unlike a number of other sub-projects that came about as part of the development of the Kyr'galaar Multi-role Stealth Fighter and the Jai'galaar Fighter-Bomber, doesn't have an amusing anecdote that goes along with its development. Instead, the Ga'yusr's design came after considerable study of electronic countermeasure suites past and present, and a careful understanding of what was excessive and what was necessary. The capabilities of two old, but extremely popular systems, the 4x-Phantom and the "Screamer" active jammer, as well as the systems made by various Mandalorian firms including a past Breshig Hypernautics model, were deemed necessary to replicate.
The updated model came around following the company's contract with the CIS. This model was essentially a scaled down version of the company's larger Ori'ga'yusr ECM suite. As with the larger version, the system scans multiple communication bands and frequencies as well as determines what manner of sensors are pinging its host before engaging the appropriate jamming measures, making it far more efficient than a blanket wide-band jammer. The system is built Mando-tough, more than suited to take the stresses of combat conditions and resilient against the wide variety of damage that might be inflicted upon it on the battlefield.
Naturally, jammers tend to give away to the target that they're being jammed, and are not quite subtle, though there are more subtle electronic warfare systems that make up the Ga'yusr suite. As with the larger capital-ship/installation version, missiles with home on jam capabilities, such as those produced by the company, are one of the system's downsides. Such missiles will not be affected, and will likely instead just home in on the jamming signal. Secondly, jamming a target's communications will make intercepting said communications extremely difficult if not nigh on impossible. Thirdly, rapid frequency hopping communication systems are difficult to track, difficult to isolate and difficult to jam. Finally, given the complicated electronics in use, any EMP/Ion damage powerful enough to overwhelm the system's protective measures can cause severe to irreparable damage.
Nonetheless, the new suite offers greatly improved capabilities over the previous version with considerably reduced flaws, making it a welcome upgrade for both Strill Securities personnel and regular customers, especially given the free upgrade program offered by the company.
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