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Approved Tech ISH Passive Stealth Detection Sensor Suite

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To turn part of an old starship submission into an individual component. (See Primary Sources)
Image Source: NA
Canon Link: NA
Primary Source: Csilla-class LSD, Sphynx-class Recon Corvette,

PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Imperial State Hypernautics
Model: ISH Passive Stealth Detection Sensor Suite (Advanced PSD Sensor Suite)
Affiliation: Closed Market
Modularity: Limited
Production: Limited
Material: Alusteel

SPECIAL FEATURES
Strengths:
  • Advanced Sensor Suite and Computer System specializing in detecting hidden ships (particularly in a Nebula) without revealing itself via active detection means
  • Capable of detecting subtle red/blue shifts and doppler effects in the energy and electromagnetic emissions of moving ships attempting to hide in nebula or moving ships using sensor masks
  • ​Capable of detecting the hole left in a nebula's dust clouds by a passing ship
  • Capable of detecting the Ion Trails of passing ships (at normal ranges), including ships using Vectrals or Thrust Trace Dampeners or other ion dispersing technologies at close ranges (if the ship has moved recently)
  • Capable of identifying areas of consistently low or high radiation and unusual interaction with ambient electromagnetic fields that would indicate the presence of a hidden ship (countered by sensor masks)
  • Sensors capable of detecting the magnetic and electromagnetic signature of nearby cloaked ships (that lack appropriate baffling or degaussing technology) as well as analyzing the electromagnetic signature of nearby hostile warships to identify key systems and possible structural weaknesses
  • Com-Scan Computer able to analyze sensor patterns and communication signals, enabling it to rapidly compare incoming data to millions of databank files and alert crew and officers when conditions match previous incidents where a stealth ship was detected
Weaknesses:
  • While the sensors can detect hidden ships in a nebula very well, their ability to detect stealthed ships outside of a nebula is dependent upon the stealthed ship's proximity to an external electromagnetic field, or their proximity to the detecting ship itself (IE: reduced sensor range for picking up ion trails or magnetic signatures) (IE: A ship equipped with these sensors should be a stealth ship that is ranging ahead of the core fleet)
  • For all the complexity of the ship's sensor suite, it is an entirely passive array and relies upon observing and analyzing external conditions in narrow areas to function
  • Possesses no form of "active ping" system that would enable quicker scans of larger areas or more detailed scans of nearby areas (IE: Identify an area of interest and get other ships to "ping" that area with active scans)
  • Incapable of detecting ships via gravitational field detection (IE: does not include a CGT)
  • Less effective than most active sensor systems in normal (non-Nebula) battlefield conditions, especially at very long ranges
  • Effectiveness at detecting stealth ships improves with proximity and degrades with distance
  • Magnetic Detection countered by appropriate Baffling technology, Degaussing Technology, or by a ship being made of plastics or organic materials
  • Radiation Detection countered by Sensor Masks, some Baffling technology, and a few other technologies that mimic background radiation
DESCRIPTION

Designed primarily for ships that will operate within and around nebula, this advanced sensor suite is capable of detecting the varying density of the gas and cosmic dust that makes up a nebula. At its most basic level, these sensors look for ships hiding in nebula by looking for the holes or tunnels they make in the radioactive gas and cosmic dust that makes up a nebula itself. While the thick clouds of a nebula block traditional sensors, it is known that these clouds often build up energy charges when particularly turbulent or dense. Likewise, it is known that solid objects moving through the dust and gas of a nebula will cause increased electrical disturbances.

This sensor suite tracks areas of high frequency electrical disturbances and scans areas of interest with Electrotelescopes, Dedicated Energy Receptors, Magnetic Signature Sensors, and Doppler Sensor Arrays. A dedicated computer array analyses these sensor readings and looks for doppler effects in energy waves and red/blue shifts in electromagnetic readings that would indicate that an object is moving closer or farther away from the observing ship. Likewise, the sensor suite looks for areas of consistently low radiation and unusual interaction with the ambient electromagnetic fields of the surrounding cosmic matter. These readings are run through pattern recognition software to look for consistent readings (indicating a point of stability among the constantly shifting signatures produced by the nebula) that would indicate either a solid mass is blocking a percentage of background radiation or that a solid metallic object is interacting with the electromagnetic fields being created by the turbulent and electrically charged dust and gas that surrounds it.

When not within a nebula, these advanced sensors still prove highly useful in the detection and tracking of ships. Instead of looking for areas of low radiation and voids in gas clouds, these sensors begin looking for areas of radiation that are greater than background levels. Likewise, instead of looking for areas of low-density gas and cosmic dust, these sensors track the high concentration Ion Trails left in the wake of a passing ship. Due to the high power put into these sensors and their finely calibrated nature, they are often (but not always) able to detect Ion Trails in spite of Vectrals, Thrust Trace Dampers, and other ion dispersing technologies at close ranges. And while a ship with a military grade cloaking system would be able to mimic its surroundings well enough to avoid direct detection in most cases, this finely tuned suite of sensors are capable of detecting the minuet doppler effects and red/blue shifts in the energy and electromagnetic emissions of ships utilizing sensor masks as they move closer or farther away, even if a ship equipped with these sensors is unable to directly detect the ship itself. Though, a ship with these sensors must first gain a general idea of where to look for the cloaked ship. (IE: A cloaked ship recently arrived from Hyperspace, broadcast an encrypted comm frequency, initiated an attacks, or performed some other action)
 
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