Harmonic Weapon Modulation
Harmonic Weapon Modulation is a new Bird Campaign ability, as of 2022. HWM will let you bypass an opponent's shields. This works against ships and starbases if you have a matching friendly code. It was introduced to replace Super Spy Command, and all players who had SS Command when it was retired got HWM for free.
To use HWM, the attacking Bird ship you must have the same friendly code as the ship or planet it's targeting. This causes the enemy's shields to be at 0% when combat starts.
For best results with HWM, you should also have Covert Data Link enabled as well. This will make it harder for the enemy to avoid friendly code-matching by changing their FCs. Super Spy Infiltration is necessary if you want to attack ships with this ability, because it will tell you the FCs of any ships in orbit at a foreign planet with a starbase.
