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RADAR is limited by realspace physics. The EM broadcasts that the RADAR produces take time to reach their target and their echoes take an equal amount of time to bounce back to the apparatus. | RADAR is limited by realspace physics. The EM broadcasts that the RADAR produces take time to reach their target and their echoes take an equal amount of time to bounce back to the apparatus. | ||
| − | * A RADAR signal travels at approximately 300,000 km per second. | + | * A RADAR signal travels at approximately 300,000 km per second. For example, a RADAR tracking a target at a distance of 900,000 km will have a signal delay of 6 seconds (3 seconds for the EM broadcast to reach the target and 3 seconds for its echoes to return). |
== References & Contributors / Sources == | == References & Contributors / Sources == | ||
Revision as of 10:41, 3 October 2018
| RADAR | |
|---|---|
| Type | Sensor Equipment |
| Tech Level | TL–5 |
| Cost | varies |
| Size | varies |
| Weight | varies |
RADAR is an acronym for Radio Detection and Ranging
- It is a type of Sensor
Description / Specifications
RADAR is a sensor system that bounces radio waves (electromagnetic energy) off of a target and detects the reflection.
- RADAR performance can be impaired by atmospheric conditions: all-weather RADAR has improved function in a variety of environmental conditions.
- It is an active sensor.
RADAR emissions can be detected by many sensor systems and targeted by RADAR direction finders.
RADAR can be countered by EMM (electromagnetic masking – "stealth" technology) and confused or overwhelmed by RADAR jammers.
History & Background / Dossier
RADAR is available from TL-5 onwards.
RADAR is limited by realspace physics. The EM broadcasts that the RADAR produces take time to reach their target and their echoes take an equal amount of time to bounce back to the apparatus.
- A RADAR signal travels at approximately 300,000 km per second. For example, a RADAR tracking a target at a distance of 900,000 km will have a signal delay of 6 seconds (3 seconds for the EM broadcast to reach the target and 3 seconds for its echoes to return).
References & Contributors / Sources
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- MegaTraveller Referee's Manual, (Game Designers Workshop 1987) p68
- Fire, Fusion, & Steel, Traveller The New Era, (Game Designers Workshop 1987) p50
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science