Capital ships have better visuals. I won't give specifics (cause it might ruin the fun), but not all ships see the same distances. Generally speaking, on the low end of the visual totem pole is the merchant. Going up the totem pole you'll find the tin can, then the capital warship, and finally the airplane. So it is possible for a capital warship to see you and then alert the nearby tin cans. Offhand, i think capital warships can see about 3KM or so farther then a tin can.
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