First fight - problem with targeting

[Dhorw]

Okay.  I've just started my 2th game and this is my real first battle, but i can do nothing, enemy ship (one!) was shooting me at range 94m km and  I couldn't target him, now he shot all his missiles and came to range 14m km and 4k km and i still can't shoot him. 
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 Xenon M 001 - Fire Control v1 72km targeting Feicim 001 at 15m km: Base chance to Hit: 0% (Fire Control To Hit: 0% Modified by Crew Grade: 0% Modified by EW: 0%)
No attempt to fire due to zero chance to hit
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And my question is why?
Xenon M stats:

Xenon M class Corvette    7000 tons     213 Crew     911. 4 BP      TCS 140  TH 77  EM 0
550 km/s     Armour 7-32     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control 1     PPV 54
Annual Failure Rate: 474%    IFR: 6. 6%    Maintenance Capacity 81 MSP
Spare Berths 4   

Small Nuclear pulse engine V1 (2)    Power 38. 4    Fuel Use 106%    Armour 0    Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 400,000 Litres    Range 9. 7 billion km   (204 days at full power)

20cm Normal Laser NUR3  (    Range 144,000km     TS: 2000 km/s     Power 10-3     RM 3    ROF 20        10 10 10 7 5 5 4 3 3 3
Small 15cm laser NUR3 (2)    Range 144,000km     TS: 2000 km/s     Power 6-0. 75     RM 3    ROF 40        6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 1
Fire Control V1 72km (1)    Max Range: 144,000 km   TS: 1000 km/s     93 86 79 72 65 58 51 44 37 31
Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor 750T (1)     Total Power Output 70. 875     Armour 0    Exp 7%

This design is classed as a military vessel for maintenance purposes

My active scanner ship stats
Xenon X class Command Ship    17050 tons     227 Crew     2761. 8 BP      TCS 341  TH 115  EM 0
337 km/s     Armour 16-59     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control 1     PPV 15
Annual Failure Rate: 1653%    IFR: 23%    Maintenance Capacity 101 MSP
Flag Bridge    Spare Berths -17   

Small Nuclear pulse engine V1 (3)    Power 38. 4    Fuel Use 106%    Armour 0    Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 1,000,000 Litres    Range 10. 0 billion km   (341 days at full power)

20cm Normal Laser NUR3  (1)    Range 144,000km     TS: 2000 km/s     Power 10-3     RM 3    ROF 20        10 10 10 7 5 5 4 3 3 3
Small 15cm laser NUR3 (3)    Range 144,000km     TS: 2000 km/s     Power 6-0. 75     RM 3    ROF 40        6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 1
Fire Control V1 72km (1)    Max Range: 144,000 km   TS: 1000 km/s     93 86 79 72 65 58 51 44 37 31

Active Search Sensor 5000t L32 H1 12/6 (1)     GPS 38400     Range 230. 4m km     Resolution 100


Repair Cost: 1070. 7

This design is classed as a military vessel for maintenance purposes


Is it because of sensors?

[Erik L]

How does the Xenon X have a sensor rating of 1/1/0/0 with sensors on board?

To answer your question, yes. Your ships cannot see their target.

[mikew]

More specifically, while your search sensor on the Xenon X has over 230 million kilometer range, your fire control sensors have a listed range of 144 THOUSAND kilometers, or less than 1/2 light second.  On the other hand, even with a longer ranged fire control, beam weapons in game are limited to 5 light seconds range (1.5 million km), I believe, because 5 seconds is the minimum turn length.  This allows the beam to get to the target in less than one turn.  So you will have to close to within 144k km in order to fire on the enemy due to your fire control sensor range.

Mike

[MarcAFK]

Perhaps your active sensors aren't turned on?

[83athom]

According to the information given, you are targeting something at 15,000,000km away when your max range is 144,000km. Check which target your fire controls are targeting.