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One of the first examples of electronic countermeasures being applied in a combat situation took place during the Russo-Japanese war. On April 15, 1904, Russian wireless telegraphy stations installed in the Port Arthur fortress and on board Russian light cruisers successfully interrupted wireless communication between a group of Japanese battleships. The spark-gap transmitters in the Russian stations radioed a senseless noise while the Japanese were making attempts to coordinate their efforts in the bombing of a Russian naval base. | One of the first examples of electronic countermeasures being applied in a combat situation took place during the Russo-Japanese war. On April 15, 1904, Russian wireless telegraphy stations installed in the Port Arthur fortress and on board Russian light cruisers successfully interrupted wireless communication between a group of Japanese battleships. The spark-gap transmitters in the Russian stations radioed a senseless noise while the Japanese were making attempts to coordinate their efforts in the bombing of a Russian naval base. | ||
[[Covenant]] vessels such as the [[Covenant Stealth Corvette]] possess ECM to counter the [[Guidance Lock|guidance locks]] on [[Archer Missiles]]. One of these used ECM to counter missiles fired by the [[UNSC]] ''[[UNSC Iroquois|Iroquois]]'' during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. Faced with no choice, [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]] then rammed the corvette, smashing it and making its remains fall onto the [[Sigma Octanus IV|planet]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 196''</ref> Much larger ships, such as the [[Reverence-class Cruiser]] ''[[Incorruptible]]'', also possess electronic countermeasures for countering enemy [[Plasma torpedo]]es, as well as anti-ECM measures.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 193-194''</ref> | [[Covenant]] vessels such as the [[Covenant Stealth Corvette]] possess ECM to counter the [[Guidance Lock|guidance locks]] on [[Archer Missiles]]. One of these used ECM to counter missiles fired by the [[UNSC]] ''[[UNSC Iroquois|Iroquois]]'' during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. Faced with no choice, [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]] then rammed the corvette, smashing it and making its remains fall onto the [[Sigma Octanus IV|planet]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 196''</ref> Much larger ships, such as the [[Reverence-class Cruiser]] ''[[Incorruptible]]'', also possess electronic countermeasures for countering enemy [[Plasma torpedo]]es, as well as anti-ECM measures.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 193-194''</ref> | ||