                             Command : COASTWATCH

 SYNTAX:
   [mc ##] Command : coastwatch <SECTS>

The coastwatch command allows coastal  sectors  to  spot  nearby  ships.   You
specify the sectors that are to perform the coastwatch.

In good weather the visibility range is equal to four times the  sector  effi-
ciency  expressed  as a decimal times the technology factor; e.g. a 100% effi-
cient harbor with a 50% technology factor can see 2 sectors away.   An  excep-
tion is radar installations which have a maximum range equal to fourteen times
the sector efficiency, (i.e. 3.5 times as far).

When a ship is spotted, the ship-type, the owner, and the ship's  location  is
displayed.

See also : sectors(i), ships(i), lookout, radar.

