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[NeilGartner]

I'm looking for a few more pieces of interesting tech which includes the Type A ECM Package but it's description (see below) doesn't give much information. How much of a bite does it take off enemy fire? Is it worth the effort to explore further up the tech tree?

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-----ANZ (Analyze Item)-----

ANZ: Type A ECM Package
Type A ECM Package: ECM is a defensive system used to counter enemy energy discharge weapons systems. (1,000 tons) 5,000 Electronics

Classification: ECM Structural Integrity: 1000
Prerequisite Technologies: 2nd Generation Computer Systems
Electronics Countermeasures Effectiveness: Poor
Counters: Energy Discharge Weaponry
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Any hints will be much appreciated.

[Lord Deependra]

NeilGartner, on Sep 27 2006, 05:31 AM, said:

I'm looking for a few more pieces of interesting tech which includes the Type A ECM Package but it's description (see below) doesn't give much information.  How much of a bite does it take off enemy fire?  Is it worth the effort to explore further up the tech tree?

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-----ANZ (Analyze Item)-----

ANZ: Type A ECM Package
Type A ECM Package: ECM is a defensive system used to counter enemy energy discharge weapons systems. (1,000 tons) 5,000 Electronics

Classification: ECM Structural Integrity: 1000
Prerequisite Technologies: 2nd Generation Computer Systems
Electronics Countermeasures Effectiveness: Poor
Counters: Energy Discharge Weaponry
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Any hints will be much appreciated. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

To work out the defensive value of the system to your ship, you take the value of protection it provides and divide that by the total mass of the ship. Add that to 1 and that gives the divisor for all Energy Discharge weapon attacks.

I believe this system is worth 5000.

So, if you had a 10000 ton ship including one of these, you would take 66.6% damage from an Energy Discharge weapon eg Lightning Arc Generators.

As you go up the tech tree, you will get more protection for the same mass. Whether or not it is worth it depends on what weapons your enemies favour.

Lord Deependra.

[cestvel]

And you picked a nice one, as it opens something up iirc.

[NeilGartner]

Thanks for the information Lord Deependra. This will help me to decide the direction I will spend my free SRP's.

And Cestvel, could you possibly be anymore coy in your answer?

[cestvel]

NeilGartner, on Sep 27 2006, 04:06 AM, said:

Thanks for the information Lord Deependra.  This will help me to decide the direction I will spend my free SRP's. 

And Cestvel, could you possibly be anymore coy in your answer? 

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Ah that would take the fun out of it

But ok, you will get at least a new drone and a new fighter available for research.

[NeilGartner]

cestvel, on Sep 27 2006, 05:00 AM, said:

NeilGartner, on Sep 27 2006, 04:06 AM, said:

Thanks for the information Lord Deependra.  This will help me to decide the direction I will spend my free SRP's.  

And Cestvel, could you possibly be anymore coy in your answer?  

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ah that would take the fun out of it

But ok, you will get at least a new drone and a new fighter available for research.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Very, very cool. Thanks for the insight!