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A Cloaking Device allows you to reduce the sensor cross section of a ship. <br />
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==Description==<br />
The maximum ship size for a Cloaking Device is given by<br />
Efficiency * Base Size<br />
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A cloaked ship will appear on enemy [[active sensor]]s as if it were smaller than it actually is. This makes your ship harder to detect, especially if it brings your effective size below the resolution of enemy sensors. <br />
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==Usage==<br />
Cloaking Devices are very useful for scout ships and survey craft which are trying to stay undetected. A cloak only protects against [[active sensor]]s, so reduced thermal [[engine]]s and low EM emissions are needed to make a true [[stealth]] craft.<br />
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Cloaking Devices need a significant amount of research in order to be very good, and thus are usually a later game technology.<br />
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==Components==<br />
===Cloaking Efficiency===<br />
{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+ Cloaking Efficiency<br />
! Efficiency !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 8 !! 10 !! 12 !! 15 <br />
|-<br />
! RP cost<br />
|4,000||8,000||15,000||30,000||60,000||125,000||250,000||500,000<br />
|}<br />
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===Cloaking Device Size===<br />
Cloaking Devices have a minimum size. This limits your ability to have extremely small stealth ships. <br />
{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+ Cloaking Device Minimum Size<br />
! Size !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 6 !! 8 !! 10 !! 12 !! 15 !! 20 !! 25<br />
|-<br />
! RP cost<br />
|500,000||250,000||125,000||60,000||30,000||15,000||8,000||4,000||2,000||1000<br />
|}<br />
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===Cloak Sensor Reduction===<br />
{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+ Cloak Sensor Reduction<br />
! Reduction (%) !! 75 !! 80 !! 85 !! 90 !! 93 !! 95 !! 97 !! 98 !! 99 !! 99.5<br />
|-<br />
! RP cost<br />
|4,000||8,000||15,000||30,000||60,000||120,000||250,000||500,000||1,000,000||2,000,000<br />
|}<br />
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==Example==<br />
'''Cloaking Device HS150-75%'''<br />
Max Ship Size: 150 (7500 tons)<br />
Cloak Size: 50 HS Efficiency: 3 Cloak HTK: 10<br />
Cost: 1250 Crew: 100<br />
Materials Required: 1250x Corbomite<br />
Development Cost for Project: ''12500RP ([[VB6]]) / 2500RP ([[CSharp|C#]])''<br />
This low-tech cloaking device would reduce enemy active sensor range by 75% as long as the ship carrying it has a total mass of 7500 tons or less. Note the high research cost of the component, especially in [[VB6]]. Also note that with an efficiency of 3, the device itself already has a mass of 2500 tons. An efficiency of 5 would allow reducing its size to 1500 tons.<br />
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