Ship Builds & Load Outs Questions about sensors modules

[Schattenbogen]

1)
On a Sidewinder, a class "A" sensors module has a range of 6 km for mass of 1.3 tonnes.
On a Anaconda, a class "D" sensors module has a range of 6 km for a mass of 64 tonnes.
What make the Anaconda sensors module so different from the Sidewinder module which explain this difference ?
As far as I know, the mass and price of sensors are linked to their own capacities, not to the ship size.

2)
Aside from the range to target other ships, does quality of sensors suite have other purposes ?

 

[parry]

1) Look at the class; The Conda's sensors are noticeably [larger] than the Sidewinder's.

2) Not to my knowledge, maybe someone else can help answer that.

 

[Schattenbogen]

1) Look at the class; The Conda's sensors are noticeably [larger] than the Sidewinder's.

As I said.
The question is why are they larger/more massive ?
Better coverage ? Better resolution ? Better sensibility ?

An IR sensor ball will have exactly the same performances on a fighter or a heavy commercial, his performances has nothing to do with the ship mass.

 

[Alex Brentnall]

As I said.
The question is why are they larger/more massive ?
Better coverage ? Better resolution ? Better sensibility ?

An IR sensor ball will have exactly the same performances on a fighter or a heavy commercial, his performances has nothing to do with the ship mass.

I pointed this out on the exploration page. Yeah its a bit odd that the lightest Anaconda sensors (D8) have a 64T weight and costs 7mil. By comparison the Eagle can get the same sensor range with A2 sensors that weigh 2.5T and cost 50k credits.

I wouldn't mind the increased cost since the ships are significantly different but an increase of over 200% on weight is a tad terrible for exploration.
Put together an Exploration Anaconda and the heaviest module is sensors: http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=606,m...S9Y8S2CD88I,53w0PK0PK0PK0Nm0Nm0Nm0MC0MC2jw2UI

I wish you could downgrade like with power distributor.