Difference between revisions of "CommCaster"
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
}} | }} | ||
A [[CommCaster]] is a shipboard or station-installed device that shares data with multiple other [[vessel]]s and their [[computer]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Matthew Kerwin]] }} | A [[CommCaster]] is a shipboard or station-installed device that shares data with multiple other [[vessel]]s and their [[computer]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Matthew Kerwin]] }} | ||
| − | * Data Broadcasts or Beamcasts send data at the target. CommCaster and DataCasters. {{ | + | * Data Broadcasts or Beamcasts send data at the target. CommCaster and DataCasters. {{Page cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= 386}} |
* It is a kind of [[Ship Equipment]]. | * It is a kind of [[Ship Equipment]]. | ||
== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | CommCasters are dedicated information and communications links between the ships. Sensor Data. Two ships, each with CommCasters can share Sensor Data, and each may attack targets sensed by the other. virtual Battery Fire. Ships (each equipped with CommCaster) can attack the same target with weapons of the same Type (...but not necessarily the same TL or Mount). The hits inflicted by the weapons are summed. {{ | + | CommCasters are dedicated information and communications links between the ships. Sensor Data. Two ships, each with CommCasters can share Sensor Data, and each may attack targets sensed by the other. virtual Battery Fire. Ships (each equipped with CommCaster) can attack the same target with weapons of the same Type (...but not necessarily the same TL or Mount). The hits inflicted by the weapons are summed. {{Page cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= 388}} |
=== Functional Explication === | === Functional Explication === | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 15 August 2019
| Commcaster | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type | Communication Device |
| Tech Level | TL–8 |
| Cost | Various |
| Size | Various |
| Weight | Various |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Also see | Ship Equipment |
| Reference | TBD |
| TBD | |
A CommCaster is a shipboard or station-installed device that shares data with multiple other vessels and their computers. [1]
- Data Broadcasts or Beamcasts send data at the target. CommCaster and DataCasters. [2]
- It is a kind of Ship Equipment.
Description (Specifications)
CommCasters are dedicated information and communications links between the ships. Sensor Data. Two ships, each with CommCasters can share Sensor Data, and each may attack targets sensed by the other. virtual Battery Fire. Ships (each equipped with CommCaster) can attack the same target with weapons of the same Type (...but not necessarily the same TL or Mount). The hits inflicted by the weapons are summed. [3]
Functional Explication
A CommCaster can be thought of as a robust communicator that transmits multiple signals through whatever type of tight beam communication system the individual ships are using. They are typically turret-mounted. [4]
It allows coordination of attack and defense among a squadron or task force of warships, sharing sensor data and enabling them to attack the same target simultaneously. [5]
History & Background (Dossier)
CommCasters are part of a ship's electronic warfare suite. They become available around TL-8, and as tech levels increase they become more sophisticated in response to more advanced adversarial countermeasures. [6]
Vilani battle fleets extensively relied on CommCasters during the Interstellar Wars, as they aided in the general Vilani operational tactic of employing overwhelming firepower directed by a single commander. They were surprised when Terran countermeasures such as broad-spectrum jamming (typically with rock music) and other types of active ECM rendered them ineffective. The Vilani had not encountered electronic warfare before, and did not even have a word for it in their language. [7]
References & Contributors (Sources)
|
This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it. |
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 342, 386, 388, 390-391, 408, 413, 415, 508.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord Matthew Kerwin Baron Thon
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Matthew Kerwin
- ↑ Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 386.
- ↑ Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 388.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Matthew Kerwin
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Matthew Kerwin
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Matthew Kerwin
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Matthew Kerwin