Approved Tech Escort-Dependent Fire-Control Architecture

[Ethanael Halscott]

Escort-Dependent Fire-Control Architecture​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To formalize a network-reliant fire-control doctrine that enforces escort dependency for strike craft and bombers, preventing independent target acquisition or hunter-killer behavior while rewarding coordinated strike operations.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Primo Victorian Enterprises
• Affiliation: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: CFS-EDFA-M1
• Modularity: Yes
• Production: Minor
• Material: Strike-grade fire-control processors, encrypted datalink receivers, guidance interface nodes, hardened control buses

SPECIAL FEATURES

• External Target Designation Interface: Receives targeting solutions and release parameters from recon, EW, or stealth escort craft via secure datalinks.
• Escort-Linked Release Optimization: Generates high-precision bomb, torpedo, and guided munition release solutions only when validated external designations are present.
• Fallback Fire-Control Mode: Reverts to basic, onboard fire-control functionality when external designation is unavailable.
• Doctrine-Enforced Targeting Limits: Explicitly prevents autonomous target acquisition, pursuit, or hunter-killer behavior.

STRENGTHS

• High strike accuracy when networked with escort-provided targeting
• Encourages coordinated, combined-arms strike doctrine
• Prevents independent reconnaissance or hunter-killer behavior

WEAKNESSES

• Effectiveness degrades sharply without escort support
• No autonomous target classification or pursuit capability
• Vulnerable to datalink disruption or electronic interference

DESCRIPTION
The Escort-Dependent Fire-Control Architecture (EDFCA) is a strike-focused targeting framework designed to optimize weapon release accuracy without granting independent reconnaissance or autonomous targeting capability. Rather than locating or classifying targets itself, the EDFCA relies on externally supplied designations—most commonly provided by reconnaissance, electronic warfare, or stealth escort craft—to generate precise release solutions for bombs, torpedoes, and guided munitions.

When external targeting data is available, the EDFCA enables highly accurate strike execution while minimizing onboard sensor emissions. In the absence of escort-provided designations, the system defaults to basic fire-control parameters limited to visual-range cues and unguided release profiles. It does not perform aggressor resolution, maneuver prediction, adaptive countermeasure compensation, or pursuit logic.

This architecture enforces coordinated strike doctrine by design, ensuring that strike craft equipped with EDFCA remain dependent on escorts and command elements for full effectiveness.

 

[MANIAC]

Ethanael Halscott

Cool sub again.

Approved.