2 .NA coastwatch "Check from sectors for nearby ships"
4 .SY "coastwatch [<SECTS>]"
5 The coastwatch command allows coastal sectors to report sightings of ships.
7 Visibility range is equal to
8 four times the sector efficiency
9 expressed as a decimal times the technology factor;
10 e.g. a 100% efficient harbor with a 50% technology factor can
12 An exception is radar installations, which have a maximum range
13 equal to fourteen times the sector efficiency, (i.e. 3.5 times as far).
15 A typical usage might be:
18 3,-11 efficiency 100%, range 5.6
19 Pandora (#5) oil derrick #74 @3, -9
20 -1,4 efficiency 100%, range 5.6
21 -3,13 efficiency 100%, range 5.6
22 Galexis (#2) destroyer #35 @-3, 11
25 Note that subs will NOT show up on coastwatch, unless they are in a
28 .SA "skywatch, lookout, Sector-types, radar, Ships, Detection"