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==Instant Recognition== | ==Instant Recognition== | ||
Transponder codes in the 24th century transmit basic information about a vessel. This often includes the | Transponder codes in the 24th century transmit basic information about a vessel. This often includes the ship's name, political allegiance, and its class. Because transponder codes are normally broadcast over subspace, they can be used to locate a ship over very long distances, and therefore overcome many of the limitations of sensor systems. | ||
Transponder codes can be extremely useful when a group of ships are acting together, since they enable the | Transponder codes can be extremely useful when a group of ships are acting together, since they enable the fleet's commander to instantly identify each vessel under his or her command and to see exactly how they are deployed. Federation vessels automatically cross-reference transponder codes with onboard computer records and sensor data to gain a detailed picture of an approaching vessel. | ||
The use of transponder codes is widespread among other races, but for tactical reasons the codes are not broadcast openly. Transponders are not intended to allow anybody and everybody to locate a ship; cloaked vessels, for example, do not transmit them. | The use of transponder codes is widespread among other races, but for tactical reasons the codes are not broadcast openly. Transponders are not intended to allow anybody and everybody to locate a ship; cloaked vessels, for example, do not transmit them. | ||
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Transponder codes are normally only transmitted over subspace in code. This prevents enemy ships from using them to track vessels indiscriminately and ensures that military vessels retain a tactical advantage. | Transponder codes are normally only transmitted over subspace in code. This prevents enemy ships from using them to track vessels indiscriminately and ensures that military vessels retain a tactical advantage. | ||
On occasion, StarFleet has gained access to the codes used by their opponents to protect transponder information | On occasion, StarFleet has gained access to the codes used by their opponents to protect transponder information in 2367, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D was able to detect all Cardassian transponder codes across subspace. This gave them a significant tactical advantage as StarFleet vessels were able to observe the deployment of the entire Cardassian fleet. | ||
==Sensor Identification== | ==Sensor Identification== | ||