Angel ECM
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Overview & Gameplay
AECM, or Angel ECM, is an experimental advanced version of the Guardian ECM (GECM) Suite that provides ECM cover to nearby friendly units. The AECM suite does NOT protect the host from radar detection, but it reduces the detection radius of friendly units within 300m by 700m — 200m more than if they each mounted a standard Guardian ECM suite. Assets with AECM do not provide ECM coverage to other assets with AECM; both will be detected as normal.
Additionally, and critically, AECM provides NARC cover for friendlies under its umbrella, including the host):
- NARCs fired on units under the umbrella will never activate
- an already active NARC will be ineffective while the unit it is on is under AECM cover
- TAG designation time might be affected
Bugs
When an asset with AECM first powers up, the AECM will not appear to be on. Cycling the asset's radar to passive and then back to active will make the AECM effect appear on the user's radar. This is not necessary, however, because even if the AECM effect does not appear, so long as the radar is active, the AECM will be working.
Canon
The Angel ECM Suite is an advanced version of the Guardian ECM Suite operating on a broader spectrum and greatly advances ECM technology on the battlefield. Development of the Angel began in the Draconis Combine shortly after the Battle of Luthien, but despite assistance from ComStar, cost overruns and internal problems within both powers kept it in its experimental stages for a long time and delayed its widespread deployment. Clan Goliath Scorpion, having learned of the Angel's development, started copying the technology to create their own version.
Usage
The following assets equip AECM:
| Asset | Type | Faction | Tons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raven G | Mech | IS | 35 |
| Hellhound B | Mech | CL | 50 |
| Blacklanner C | Mech | CL | 55 |
| Argus C | Mech | IS | 60 |
| Rifleman D | Mech | IS | 60 |
| Loki D | Mech | CL | 65 |
| Loki G | Mech | CL | 65 |
| Avatar G | Mech | IS | 70 |
| Masakari F | Mech | CL | 85 |
| Sunder D | Mech | IS | 90 |
| Atlas B | Mech | IS | 100 |
| Hephaestus Pr | Vehicle | CL | 30 |
| Hephaestus C | Vehicle | CL | 30 |
| Chevalier A | Vehicle | IS | 35 |
| Demolisher D | Vehicle | IS | 80 |
| Huitzilopochtli F | Vehicle | CL | 85 |
| All stats are current as of release 0.14.10 | |
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