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Approved Tech MXC-T24 Selvig Communications Suppression Module

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Alban Roble

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
  • Intent: To create a field dampener module for the closed market.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION
SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Can create a communications/scanner suppression field.
  • Can create a communications/scanner suppression barrier (enclosed sphere).
  • The suppression barrier/field can be modulated to allow pre-registered frequencies and technologies.
STRENGTHS
  • Suppression Field: The Selvig creates a suppression field or barrier that is designed to have the capability to jam transmissions, communications, and scanners.
  • Friendly Fire: The Selvig can be modulated to only suppress a certain type of technology or allow a certain frequency through the suppression field.
WEAKNESSES
  • Crack in the Wall: If the Selvig is modulated to allow certain frequencies or technologies, it allows the possibility of enemies riding on those frequencies and circumventing the barrier of the suppression module.
  • Field Shadows: Large astronomical objects can create 'shadows' in which the field is ineffective. These shadows form directly facing away from the location of the module, and are generally cone-shaped and taper off after a short distance.
  • Size Constraints: The smaller a ship outfitted with the Selvig is, the smaller its maximum barrier/field size can be.
DESCRIPTION
The RMR-MXC24 Selvig Communications Suppression Module is another revolutionary new development in stealth and electronic warfare technology developed by Roble Manufacturing. Intended to be used in advanced combat engagements and suppressive operations. Unlike the primarily defensive stealth and electronic warfare technology developed by Roble Manufacturing in the past, the Selvig is a very offensive form of technology in both its design and application.

The Selvig is designed to be able to suppress nearly all scanning, tracking, and communication systems in an area, while also being extremely modular in design. It's a first and most basic function in the creation of a suppressive field or barrier; the former is a field in which the Selvig has the capability to suppress any communications, scanning, and tracking, while the latter is more of a barrier in which communications, scanning, and tracking abilities would potentially not be able to penetrate the barrier, but would still function within the limits of the barrier. The size of these barriers and field is solely dependent on the total power output that a ship can put into it, or in more basic terms, the size of the ship itself. While a corvette or frigate may only be able to create a field ten kilometers or so in diameter, a star dreadnought could potentially create a field or barrier that could span an entire star system.

The field/barrier of the Selvig is modular in design in that it can allow certain frequencies or devices to still function; this prevents from friendly systems being negatively affected by the module. This means that certain pre-registered equipment and frequencies can operate unrestricted even though the field might be active. This is useful in not preventing friendly ships operating in a field from communicating, but runs a risk of enemies tapping into unrestricted frequencies and 'bypassing' the Selvig's suppression fields.

Other limitations to the effectiveness of the suppression field exist as well. One limitation is large physical astronomical objects -- these create a 'shadow' in the field, a cone-shaped dark spot facing directly away on the opposite side from wherever the suppression module is located. This allows enemies and opponents to operate within these fields with little restriction, although long-range communications -- communications that would require transmitting through the field -- will still be inhibited as normal. And, as usual, stronger communication devices will have a better capability of counteracting the suppression module, especially when the device is further away from the module's physical location.

Lastly, there are some forms of communication and sensors that are left relatively uninhibited by the Selvig; these include telepathic forms of communication, organic forms of communication, and relatively primitive forms of communication such as the use of visual beacons and comm lasers. In addition to that, basic sensors such as cameras and electro-photoreceptors are not disrupted by the Selvig.

Altogether, the Selvig is an effective large-radius jamming tool that will be extremely useful in electronic warfare engagements to come.


 
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Alban Roble Alban Roble - While the concept is solid, we've just got some phrasing to soften.

For example:
  • Suppression Field: The Selvig creates a suppression field or barrier that is designed to completely jam all transmissions, communications, and scanners.
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If this, along with the other references could be softened/altered in the description - that'd be wonderful. We don't want people using this piece of technology to justify called hits/power gaming during collaborative combat threads.
 
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Alban Roble Alban Roble mass jamming of sensors and communication's is not uncommon in Star Wars as a concept - we see it in the universal jammers, the 220-SIG, and the frequency jammer. It's usually not perfect in canon, however. Additionally, as Khonsu's mentioned, we cannot call hits on an opponent. This latter part is especially true because people do make technology submissions on this board specifically designed to defeat jamming technology. They often have decent explanations as to how something works, which makes it difficult to reconcile with submissions like this which have blanket statements about their effectivness.

Ideally, if this is going to be something that is explicitly strong/effective against entire categories of tech, and there's no canon precedence for this type of effectiveness or general concept or on this scale (an entire star system is extremely large, for example), we're going to need a more detailed explanation on this works or some more specific exemptions to existing technologies. Otherwise, we potentially risk run afoul of the all ideas most conform to the general idea of Star Wars rule.

The Selvig is designed to be able to suppress all scanning, tracking, and communication systems in an area, while also being extremely modular in design
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For sensors: How does the Selvig jam passive tracking systems like the simple camera (or electro-photoreceptors)? What about targeting lasers? What about gravity sensors?

For communications: What about laser communications? Or yammosks? Or an unconventional Chaos canon communications system like the Harmonia System?

The modularity for this submission is listed as "No". In what ways is this "extremely modular"?

While a corvette or frigate may only be able to create a field ten kilometers or so in diameter, a star dreadnought could potentially create a field or barrier that could span an entire system.
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An entire solar(star) system? Or an entire planetary system (A planet, nearby moons, etc)?

Assuming the jamming device is capable of affecting a jammed device, its actual effectiveness in the field depends on a couple of factors:
1) Relative Power between the jamming device and the attacked device (Ex. A starship communication jammer will probably jam a personal comlink, whereas a personal scale comms jammer isn't likely going to be able to jam a starship's communication suite).
2) Relative Position between the jamming device and the attacked device (Ex. If the two devices are close together, the jamming device is going to have more influence on the jammed device than if the device being attacked is very far away).
3) Terrain (Ex. A planet might block the signals of a jamming device, providing the otherwise jammed vessel with an interference clean area from which to transmit).

This may all sound pedantic, but within the last year, I can recall a ship submission that got reported and recalled for re-review precisely because it had a communication's jammer that was simply too powerful and didn't take into account any of the options above. Similar incidences have been reported in the past, either because someone made a sensor/communication device too powerful, or someone was ignoring such a device because they didn't feel like they had a way to effectively write against it.

As a piece of general advice after seeing several of your submissions, it is best to avoid blanket statements (ex. "all scanning, tracking") that could affect other's devices because there are always going to be exceptions to the rule. It is much better to describe how a device works because it gives an opponent room to work with you in a roleplay - they will also probably feel it's fairer too which leads to reduced drama.
 
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Alban Roble Alban Roble , it looks a ton better.

General Star Wars communication technology is clearly kind of fictional and vague, and so while I understand how this might affect most common communication technologies (hyperwave and subspace transceivers), I think the caveats you've mentioned are pretty solid for the most part.

How does this work with visual-based communication though? Lasers, light signals, etc? I think that might be another caveat to potentially add.
 
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