Carbanti Universal Transceiver Package &
Bertriak "Screamer" Active Jammer,
Fabritech ANq-51 Sensor Array Computer,
Sienar Fleet Systems Txs-431 Flight Control Console
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Sensors & Communications Starship Detection Carbanti Universal Transceiver Package & Bertriak "Screamer" Active Jammer Fabritech Anq-51 Sensor Array Computer Sienar Fleet Systems Txs-431 Flight Control Console Carbanti, Bertriak, Fabritech, Sienar Fleet Systems Unknown Unknown Starships Main Power Core Used By Starships Unknown |
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Sensor arrays are virtually standard equipment aboard every starship, and they use miniaturized processors to gather data from the ship's sensors. The main sensor computer then compiles this data and after its analysis is complete it aids the pilot and crew in a broad spectrum of duties, that range from plotting safe navigation routes and scanning for nearby vessels. In short terms the ships sensor array is one of the most important pieces of equipment on board any vessel. Sensors especially the ones for fighters and other combat craft must strike a delicate balance, packing the maximum data-grather capacity into the smallest, lightest unit possible. These sensors must also be energy efficent since the sensor must share energy with weapons, shielding, and the drive system. The New Republic's X-Wing fighter features a Carbanti universal transceiver package coupled with a Bertriak "Screamer" active jammer. The Carbanti transciever houses several standard sensor units, and interface ports that accept supplemental sensors. This helps to make this unit one of the most flexible and easily upgradable starfighter sensor array units, and this is also one of the reasons that the X-Wing has stayed around as a very competitive starfighter. The Bertriak "Screamer" sensor jammer disguises the ship's ion drive emissions, and helps to prevent long-range detection by enemy fighters, and helps to confuse the homing computers aboard concussion missles and proton torpedoes. Even though it looks like a beat up old freighter the Millennium Falcon has one of the best sensor systems that can be found on any small vessel. The Falcon's dorsal rectenna dish is controlled by a Fabritech Anq-51 sensor array computer, and includes a power-boosted electro-photo receptor, a subspace somm detector, and both active and passive long-range sensor arrays. The Falcon's onboard jamming systems and short-range target acquisition programs can also be patched into the dish. The Falcon also is equipped with signal-augmented jammers, an Imperial IFF ship identification transponder, and a Fabritech ANy-20 active sensor transceiver. Compared to the relatively primitive sensor systems aboard starfighters and freighters, Capital Combat starships use sophisticated, integrated sensor systems that employ dozens of specialized sensor arrays for greater range and better sensitivity. In capital ships all sensor data is monitored by centralized com-scan computer systems, while specific sensors may be patched into specialized units such as the Txs-431 flight control console. The Sienar Fleet Systems Txs-431 flight control console was aboard the first Death Star and is installed on many Star Destroyers. The unit is used by hanger bay personnel to direct TIE fighter launches and handle docking and boarding duties. The Txs-431 can normally access a wide range of sensors that include electro-photo, and deticated energy receptors and fullspectrum transceivers to help identify incoming vessels and scan for evidence of damage or charged shields and weapons to determine how many life-forms are aboard. | |
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