VB-ECM

Enemy ships with ECM degrade the range of your Missile Fire Controls (but not Active Sensors) by 10% x ECM level. A Fire Control sensor with a range of 30m km targeting a ship with ECM-2 would have only a range of 24m km.

Against Beam Fire Controls, 10% x ECM level is subtracted from the final hit chance.

ECM works automatically and does not need to be activated. It protects only the ship it is mounted on, though. Effects do not add up - only one ECM per ship is effective, although you can install more.

When targeting a ship with ECM you get notified about its strength.

An ECM component cannot be designed. As soon as you have finished the research, you'll find a new component available in the ship design window.

The effects of ECM can be offset by ECCM.

There is a research line that allows you to build Compact ECM systems that have the same effects but only a size of 1 HS (50 tons).

Note that as soon as you have researched ECM technology, you can equip missiles with it as well. A maximum of one Missile Size Point (MSP) can be assigned to ECM and makes the missile harder to target for enemy defensive weapons.

Researchable levels: 1-10

Size: 3 HS (150 tons)

List of Components

Engines and Power Plants: Engine • Fuel Storage • Jump Engine • Power Plants
Beam Weaponry: Beam Fire Control • Lasers • Particle Beams • Mesons • High-Powered Microwave • Plasma Carronade • Railguns • Gauss Cannons
Missile Weaponry: Missile Fire Control • Missile Launchers • Magazines
Defensive Systems: Armor • Shields • CIWS • Sensor Jammer • Fire Control Jammer • Missile Jammer • Decoy Launcher • Cloaking Device
Maintenance and Repairs: Engineering Spaces • Maintenance Storage Bay • Damage Control • Maintenance module
Carriers and Fighters: Hangar deck • Fighter Pod Bay
Sensors: Active Sensor • EM Sensor • Thermal Sensor • Geological Survey Sensors • Gravitational Survey Sensors • ELINT Modules
Command and Control: Bridge • Flag Bridge • Auxiliary Control • Science Department • Main Engineering • Combat Information Centre • Primary Flight Control
Transportation: Cargo Hold • Troop Transport Bay • Cryogenic Transport • Passenger Accommodation
Logistics: Cargo Shuttle Bay • Refuelling System • Ordnance Transfer System • Tractor Beam
Production: Orbital Mining Module • Sorium Harvester • Terraforming Module • Jump Point Stabilisation Module • Salvage Module