RE: [LoGH] Non-member submission from [Wayne Yin ] (fwd)
Michael Mikulis (mmikulis@hotmail.com)
Mon, 28 May 2001 23:08:54
>There are several instances of ECM usage in LOGH... in the battle of
>Astate,
>the Imperials used Comm Jamming against the three incoming FPA battle
>groups. Another instance happened during one of the Iserlohn offensive led
>by Yang, which severed the comm link between the fortress command and the
>mobile garrison fleet. I think there are some others during the last two
>season of the series, but naming them would be spolierish. However we must
>consider that in LOGH, most of the recon data gathering are obtained by
>recon-crafts, since on radar metallic/radiation (gives out electro signals)
>asteroid belt can be mistaken for a fleet. Also, in some instances
>commands
>from the battle field commander are delivered via shuttles (try to scramble
>that :D ) In the contrary of limited ECM usage, I think both the FPA and
>the Imperial fleet are so used to them that they don't really rely on their
>sensors as the sole source of data gathering anymore.
>
>I think I read that from the novels.
>
Consdiering the fact that the fleets don't seem to have detection abiltities
beyond firing range, it seems odd in several episodes that a few ships (out
of tens of thousands) aren't being used for reconaisance.
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