Hi all, I was unsure whether to create a new post or reply to a very old (10yrs) post that was relevant.
I have picked up a ship on passive EM sensors and the 'max observed shield strength' is 1500 for a 15kt ship. This seems incredible - the best I could achieve would be 13 for a 600t component, particular as upto this point I thought the ship was lower tech (significantly lower observed speed or sensor strength). However, I've seen an old post that mentions that shield EM signature is 30 times shield strength - ie 50. This is surprisingly high, but my shield tech is very basic, so I could believe it - and will have to plan for it. Can anyone enlighten me whether or not I should expect 1500 or 50?
BTW - its moments like this I love about this game - the sheer range of options that are available when you think about what your tactics might be - sowing sensor buoys, slowly gathering intel on unknown enemies, creating bulk containers to turn tugs in to cargo ships when not used elsewhere, etc
Thanks
Legemaine