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'''Electronic Counter Measures''', also known as '''ECM''' or "jamming". ECM gives a chance to cause the targeted ship to lose all targets it has locked (with the exception of the jammer), and loses the ability to target anything that is not currently jamming it for 20 seconds (5 seconds for ECM drones). During combat this means the affected ship cannot shoot or use any targeted modules on any of your fleet mates. Your target will still be able to use modules which don't require a target such as [[Smart Bomb|smartbombs]] or other area effect weapons.

As of October 2018, [https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ecm-balance-pass-november/115696 changes to ECM] mean that a jammed target can attack the ship that is targeting it. This is a notable change in mechanics as a solo pilot flying an ECM ship cannot protect themselves by jamming an enemy. Before the changes, ECM was generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique, because of its potency and the safety it provided to the user.

== ECM Mechanics ==

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If in doubt, don't overheat. Better to miss a few jams than to miss ''all'' the jams after the first minute because you burned your midslots out.

== History ==

Since October 2018, a jammed target can attack the ship that is targeting it, see [https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ecm-balance-pass-november/115696 forum post], [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-for-october-2018-release patch notes], and [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/october-balance-pass dev blog]. This was a notable change in mechanics as a solo pilot flying an ECM ship cannot protect themselves by jamming an enemy. Before the changes, ECM was generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique, because of its potency and the safety it provided to the user.

==See also==

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 {{related class|EWAR (CORE class)}}
 '''Electronic Counter Measures''', also known as '''ECM''' or "jamming". ECM gives a chance to cause the targeted ship to lose all targets it has locked (with the exception of the jammer), and loses the ability to target anything that is not currently jamming it for 20 seconds (5 seconds for ECM drones). During combat this means the affected ship cannot shoot or use any targeted modules on any of your fleet mates. Your target will still be able to use modules which don't require a target such as [[Smart Bomb|smartbombs]] or other area effect weapons.
-As of October 2018, [https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ecm-balance-pass-november/115696 changes to ECM] mean that a jammed target can attack the ship that is targeting it.  This is a notable change in mechanics as a solo pilot flying an ECM ship cannot protect themselves by jamming an enemy. Before the changes, ECM was generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique, because of its potency and the safety it provided to the user.
 == ECM Mechanics ==
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 If in doubt, don't overheat. Better to miss a few jams than to miss ''all'' the jams after the first minute because you burned your midslots out.
+== History ==
+Since October 2018, a jammed target can attack the ship that is targeting it, see [https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ecm-balance-pass-november/115696 forum post], [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-for-october-2018-release patch notes], and [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/october-balance-pass dev blog]. This was a notable change in mechanics as a solo pilot flying an ECM ship cannot protect themselves by jamming an enemy. Before the changes, ECM was generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique, because of its potency and the safety it provided to the user.
 ==See also==