Interchangeable Cloaking System (IntCloak)
The IntCloak is an array of interconnected systems. It can run on either stygium crystals,
if available, or it can run on hibridium ore as an alternative. Either version is near
impenetrable to common sensor systems, but the hibridium-powered Vorknkx-type cloak also
makes the ship completetly blind in space, cutting off all communications. Like all
cloaking devices, it must be fine-tuned by an expert to the individual ship it is
fitted to, and readjusted with regular intervals to work optimally.
Both cloaking systems suffer some additional drawbacks. The hibridium type is power hungry
and prone to breakdown. The stygium cloak is energy efficient but degrades under use
and requires more and more power to function, and eventually the extremely rare crystals
must be replaced. The NIF commonly uses a CCP system together with the IntCloak.
Name/Type: Interchangeable Cloaking System
Designer/Manufacturer: New Imperial Federation
Designation: Active Stealth System
Efficiency Rating: 99.999 %
Computer Combat Predictor
The CCP system was developed by Imperial engineers in the decade after the death of Admiral
Thrawn. It was designed to predict attacks of incoming starfighters, interfacing with the
weapons systems to fire automatically in a set pattern. This was particularly useful when
combined with an active stealth system such as the Hibridium Cloaking Device, but the CCP is
rather lacking in accuracy. The variables of tracking invisible targets quickly reaches
infinity, but the CCP gives at least some chance to hit targets in the very beginning of
a battle while firing blindly. Striking capital ships is obviously easier due to their larger
size and lower manoeuvrability, but tracking difficulty increases rapidly with distance to
the target, which is generally higher for capital warship battles. The CCP remains effective
a few minutes at most, and seldom more than seconds against starfighters. However,
de-cloaking to acquire correct data will reset the system.
The NIF has improved the system to allow it to be used against other, relatively
stationary objects such as ground targets, stations and capital ships. Additionally, the
system can be placed in an advisory role rather than firing automatically to take advantage
of a gunner's "gut instincts". The improved CCP was designed for use in the V-38 Assault
Starfighter.
Name/Type: Computer Combat Predictor
Designer/Manufacturer: Imperial Remnant
Designation: Fire Control System
Efficiency:
Intial assumptions: Enemy ECM class 3 present, targets maneuver as per normal for a ship of the given size, optimal range varies with the weapon used.
1% (blind fire at a ~20m target)
2.6% (blind fire at a ~100m target)
9.4% (blind fire at a ~1000m target)
25.6% (normal fire at a ~20m target)
75.2% (normal fire at a ~100m target)
99.99% (normal fire at a ~1000m target)