Stations and Sensor Jamming

Ya I 100% agree with keeping that sort of technology on anything less the 100m. Anything bigger then that doesn't make a ton of sense, a small satellite with a sensor jamming capability would.

When it comes to sensor jamming, I see no reason why such a thing can't be added in. When orbiting a world, it is more than likely going to be noticed. But if placed on the far side of a moon or even somewhere out in space away from most locations.

When it comes to a full cloak, I'm more iffy on the matter, but sensor jamming has my approval for any sized station.

Then how are we able to utilize sensor hammers on things as small as starfighters? I know that the make up of the systems would be different, but I don’t see small stations having issues powering the system.

I think it’s worth pointing out in the case of the Death Star, that it was a massive mobile structure, and it also clearly did not work on a vessel of that size, since the rebels were able to pick it up on scanners (assuming the Empire weren’t just being idiots and turned the network of sensor masks off when approaching Yavin).

It’s not so much that smaller stations cannot power them. In fact, I still maintain that anything smaller than 100 meters for a station is the only real thing that could feasibly have sensor masking/cloaking technology installed and have it actually work.

Stealth systems would introduce a number of issues depending upon the type they were (from double blind effect, to issues with power management on larger vessels).
Sensor Jammers don’t really have the same issues if you’re on the far side of a planet and not within visual range for larger stations. But would be otherwise useless, since if you can see it, you can still shoot at it.


There is also the inherit issue that space stations can be up to 4km and have no restrictions on their size tied to factions.


But again, there is not a whole lot of evidence within Canon to support space stations with stealth/jamming technology. Ships with these types of systems are quiten common. But we have 3 stations (1 which clearly did not work, 1 provided by a planet side base, and 1 which was for a mobile academy) which were examples.

Oh right!
Yeah, I looked up all ships, which has some sort of Stygium generator or stealth generator in general on them, but true, the Night Hammer is a valid argument against my theory here.
Fair enough.

I still feel that sensor jammers are fine on any size and full stealth being no.

I believe the stealth capabilities was just thrown into the discussion to cover any sort of major countermeasure to ensures a level of secrecy for space stations. That mention was not meant to be indicating of your submission as Zion certainly knows it was not on it. But, best we cover our bases now than later.

Indeed, Nicademus has the right of it here. Sensor Masking/Jamming technology merely happened to remind me of Stealth Systems at the same time, hence why I brought them up together, so as to save us time having to have separate discussions on the items.

I was just about to ask and see where things sat so we can finish moving forward with the current stations.

But I still stand on the idea that masks and jammers are fine for any ship. It provides only a small advantage for a small amount of time compared to ships due to the majority being situated near planets. But in the instance of it being behind a moon or deeper in space, it works to keep it out of people's attention for far longer. The station having the capability of powering it neither seems to be an issue in my eye as if a ship of any size can do it, there is no reason a station can't.

But regarding full stealth, yes, I agree that stations shouldn't have it because unlike a ship's using it to simply sneak around or making themselves known in a surprise attack, stations can just hide indefinitely until any power is possibly used up.