CommCaster
| Commcaster | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type | Communication Device |
| Tech Level | TL–8 |
| Cost | Various |
| Size | Various |
| Weight | Various |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Also see | Ship Equipment |
| Reference | T5 Core Rules 388. |
| TBD | |
A CommCaster is a shipboard or station-installed device that shares data with multiple other vessels and their computers. [1]
- CommCasters and DataCasters use Data Broadcasts or Beamcasts to send data at the target. [2]
- It is a kind of Ship Equipment.
Description (Specifications)
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. [3]
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. [4]
Functional Explication
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 can complement each other, possibly causing more destructive effects. [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.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Matthew Kerwin
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Matthew Kerwin
- ↑ 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