02-22-2022, 09:32 AM | #61 |
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Re: Tech Level news: so, you can buy a Gauss Rifle now
Active measures give away your presence and position, while passive measures do not. So, given equal performance, passive measures are better. That said, I think radar that detects both the path and position of incoming fire has superior performance compared to a passive system that detects the EM pulse of the firing weapon, so it's a question of trade-offs. If what you're looking for is "I want to know where I'm being attacked from, so I can call down the thunder on the mortar team," the passive system is better; if what you're looking for is "I want to know where the projectile is and where it's headed, both so I can determine if it's worth using up point-defense ammo on and so I can actually hit it if I do so," the active radar is what you want.
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Re: Tech Level news: so, you can buy a Gauss Rifle now
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02-22-2022, 10:15 AM | #63 |
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Re: Tech Level news: so, you can buy a Gauss Rifle now
Which tech are you referring to EM guns or radscanners?
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