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| − | Due to | + | Due to CIWS self-contained nature, they are lighter and cheaper than a dedicated gauss turret sensor/fire control in the same role, and require no setup or orders to defend the ship, and are thus well suited to be mounted on non-combat ships like tankers/ colliers/ supply ships/ jump ships/ constructors that do not warrant a full defensive armament. |
| − | + | However. for combat ships usually a manual setup is preferable. Each CIWS includes space for its own sensor and fire control. As a proper layered PD defense setup requires missile detection sensors, turreted [[Gauss Cannons]] with their own [[Beam Fire Control]]s require less space, and can also protect other ships in the fleet. | |
==Components== | ==Components== | ||
Revision as of 03:03, 2 March 2016
Close in Weapons System (CIWS) is a close-in weapon system for defense against missiles. CIWS is a commercial, fully autonomous system, that will automatically engage threats to the ship its mounted on at any time, including during jump shock blindness.
Overview
CIWS is an entirely self-contained unit, mounting a turreted dual gauss cannon, an automated fire-control system, integrated active sensor and ECCM, and requires very little power to operate removing any reliance on separate power reactors. This enables it to automatically search for, detect, track and engage, targets. Meaning, that if a missile is about to hit the ship, it will open fire.
The CIWS is intended to be added to non-escort warships as a last-ditch defensive system. It allows the designer to add a self-contained anti-missile system without having to worry about anti-missile-oriented sensors and fire control systems and the player doesn't have to be concerned with allocating weapons or fire control systems. They are of little use for escorts though as they can only protect the ship that mounts them. CIWS are classed as non-military as they have no offensive capability and therefore you can mount them on commercial vessels.
Usage
Due to CIWS self-contained nature, they are lighter and cheaper than a dedicated gauss turret sensor/fire control in the same role, and require no setup or orders to defend the ship, and are thus well suited to be mounted on non-combat ships like tankers/ colliers/ supply ships/ jump ships/ constructors that do not warrant a full defensive armament.
However. for combat ships usually a manual setup is preferable. Each CIWS includes space for its own sensor and fire control. As a proper layered PD defense setup requires missile detection sensors, turreted Gauss Cannons with their own Beam Fire Controls require less space, and can also protect other ships in the fleet.
Components
Gauss Cannon Rate of Fire is the CIWS rate of fire per 5 seconds. As it is a dual mount, the rate of fire for the system with therefore be double the racial rate Rate of Fire = 2 x Gauss Cannon Rate of Fire
| Rate of Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP cost | 1,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 25,000 | 75,000 | 250,000 | 750,000 |
Beam Fire Control Distance Rating is maximum range in which the FC is capable of target tracking. The CIWS is a point-defense weapon with engagement range of 10,000 km against incoming missiles, thus higher precision technology allow smaller FC components. The Fire Control size is given by 4HS / (Beam Fire Control Range / 10,000)et
| Range (kkm) | 10 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 150 | 175 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP cost | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 125,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Fire Control Speed Rating is the maximum target speed that the a fire control can engage without a penalty to accuracy. The CIWS integral fire control system is assumed to be a 4x speed installation, thus Tracking Speed = 4 * Fire Control Speed Rating.
| Rating (km/s) | 1,250 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 6,250 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 12,500 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP cost | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 125,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Active Sensor Strength is the strength of the output pulse for the resolution-zero integral active sensor, which is used by the Beam Fire Control to acquire and track potential targets at range of 30,000 km. This determines the hull space of the sensor component, the higher the Strength the smaller it is. Note this is not an active sensor that will detect anything else. It is purely a point blank range missile tracker.
| Strength | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 135 | 180 |
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| RP cost | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Turret Rotation gear is the speed of target that the CIWS can track using rotational gear equal to 10% of the turret mass. With higher gear size tech less space need to be devoted to machinery, reducing the turret size.
ECCM or Electronic Counter-countermeasure component can be added to the CIWS and will use 0.5HS. As this is a reduced-sized system, it will have half the capability of the regular system.
Notes
- CIWS is the Aurora equivalent of the Phalanx or Goalkeeper systems used by modern-day naval vessels.
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