Electronic Countermeasures: Difference between revisions

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== What is ECM? ==

ECM stands for Electronic Counter Measure and is also often referred to as Jamming. ECM modules allow you to cause a targeted ship to drop its target and lose its ability to target anything for 20 seconds (or longer if you happen to get more than one successful jams in a row). During combat this means the affected ship cannot shoot you or any of your fleet mates ~~unless he/she is using~~ Smart bombs or other area effect weapons, they may also use FoF missiles. ECM is generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique.

ECM stands for Electronic Counter Measure and is also often referred to as Jamming. ECM modules allow you to cause a targeted ship to drop its target and lose its ability to target anything for 20 seconds (or longer if you happen to get more than one successful jams in a row). During combat this means the affected ship cannot shoot you or any of your fleet mates. This also includes other effects which require targeting, e.g Webbing, Scrambling and their ability to use Ewar. Your target will still be able to use modules which don't require a target such as Smart bombs or other area effect weapons, they may also use FoF missiles. ECM is generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique.

== Who should use ECM? ==

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If you can remember these colour match ups then you will remember exactly which module to activate on a ship you are targeting. If you don't think you will remember this match up you should use Multispectral ECM modules so you never have to remember.

When you get a successful jam you will know because a 4th bar will be added to the target (under the structure bar) which shows you how long the jam has until it ends. See the image below.

'''TODO: Image of Jammed target'''

== Skills to improve ECM ==

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 == What is ECM? ==
-ECM stands for Electronic Counter Measure and is also often referred to as Jamming. ECM modules allow you to cause a targeted ship to drop its target and lose its ability to target anything for 20 seconds (or longer if you happen to get more than one successful jams in a row). During combat this means the affected ship cannot shoot you or any of your fleet mates unless he/she is using Smart bombs or other area effect weapons, they may also use FoF missiles. ECM is generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique.
+ECM stands for Electronic Counter Measure and is also often referred to as Jamming. ECM modules allow you to cause a targeted ship to drop its target and lose its ability to target anything for 20 seconds (or longer if you happen to get more than one successful jams in a row). During combat this means the affected ship cannot shoot you or any of your fleet mates. This also includes other effects which require targeting, e.g Webbing, Scrambling and their ability to use Ewar. Your target will still be able to use modules which don't require a target such as Smart bombs or other area effect weapons, they may also use FoF missiles. ECM is generally regarded as the most effective Electronic Warfare technique.
 == Who should use ECM? ==
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 If you can remember these colour match ups then you will remember exactly which module to activate on a ship you are targeting. If you don't think you will remember this match up you should use Multispectral ECM modules so you never have to remember.
+When you get a successful jam you will know because a 4th bar will be added to the target (under the structure bar) which shows you how long the jam has until it ends. See the image below.
+'''TODO: Image of Jammed target'''
 == Skills to improve ECM ==