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| − | + | A Datacaster is an [[electronic warfare]] weapon. | |
* It is a kind of [[Ship Equipment]]. | * It is a kind of [[Ship Equipment]]. | ||
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| − | == Description ([[ | + | == Description (Specifications) == |
| − | + | DataCasters are [[starship]]-mounted offensive weapons designed to overwhelm enemy [[sensor]]s with excess data, preventing them from functioning. In addition, DataCasters can jam [[communicator|communications]] and potentially install computer [[virus|virii]] in insufficiently protected enemy [[computer]]s. | |
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| + | DataCasters are typically turret-mounted. Their efficacy is based largely on their [[tech level]] compared to the target's [[tech level]]. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| − | + | The [[Terrans]] used DataCasters to great effect against the [[Vilani]] in the early period of the [[Interstellar Wars]]. For over a century, wars on [[Terra]] had involved an [[electronic warfare]] component, and Terran nations had developed myriad systems for overwhelming and disabling adversarial computer systems. The [[Vilani]] had no such traditions. They had not encountered malicious computer code before, and their previous enemies did not utilize [[electronic warfare]]. | |
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
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[[Category: Ship Equipment]] | [[Category: Ship Equipment]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:29, 15 August 2019
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| Type | TBD |
| Tech Level | TL–TBD |
| Cost | TBD |
| Size | TBD |
| Weight | TBD |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Also see | Ship Equipment |
| Reference | TBD |
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A Datacaster is an electronic warfare weapon.
- It is a kind of Ship Equipment.
Description (Specifications)
DataCasters are starship-mounted offensive weapons designed to overwhelm enemy sensors with excess data, preventing them from functioning. In addition, DataCasters can jam communications and potentially install computer virii in insufficiently protected enemy computers.
DataCasters are typically turret-mounted. Their efficacy is based largely on their tech level compared to the target's tech level.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Terrans used DataCasters to great effect against the Vilani in the early period of the Interstellar Wars. For over a century, wars on Terra had involved an electronic warfare component, and Terran nations had developed myriad systems for overwhelming and disabling adversarial computer systems. The Vilani had no such traditions. They had not encountered malicious computer code before, and their previous enemies did not utilize electronic warfare.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Jordan Weisman. "Book 2." Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 (1982): TBD.
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science