Posted by: xenoscepter
« on: January 28, 2024, 12:06:45 AM »I wouldn't mind some uncertainty between sensors of various resolutions.
Say have it work that a sensor has some uncertainty that the target is not larger than what it's designed to detect, so the need for some lower resolution sensors for more accurate target IDs would add some extra depth to ship design.
And the trade-off is that more sensors means bigger EM sig and thus EM passives would pick you up from further, so it's not always a clear optimum to have said layered Actives.
The option to turn them off or on separately wouldn't add extra nuance, since you'd be forced to either leave that sensor off and it's dead weight, or turn it on and risk being detected more readily.
Say have it work that a sensor has some uncertainty that the target is not larger than what it's designed to detect, so the need for some lower resolution sensors for more accurate target IDs would add some extra depth to ship design.
And the trade-off is that more sensors means bigger EM sig and thus EM passives would pick you up from further, so it's not always a clear optimum to have said layered Actives.
The option to turn them off or on separately wouldn't add extra nuance, since you'd be forced to either leave that sensor off and it's dead weight, or turn it on and risk being detected more readily.