DRONECOM

Command from the CIC

DRONECOM is a real-time sensor-warfare game for PC, played from the seat of a combat information centre. You design and deploy drones, search for enemy forces, and attack while managing how much your own units emit. Active sensors can reveal more, but their emissions can also help the enemy find you. Staying silent makes you harder to detect, at the cost of fighting with less information.

Finding and tracking contacts

Detection depends on emitter power, target signature, range, terrain, and the curvature of the Earth. The game models radar, sonar, infrared, and optical sensors, including active and passive operation. Passive radar warning and electronic support measures, or sonar, give bearings rather than ranges. You can develop a firing solution by tracking bearings over time, cross-fixing from multiple receivers, or using frequency-difference geolocation between paired ESM sensors.