Difference between revisions of "Starship Shield Systems"
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| − | Starship shields fall into three distinct categories: deflectors, bubbles, and projections. Most ships only carry the first two types. Shield | + | Starship shields are a type of force field and fall into three distinct categories: deflectors, bubbles, and projections. Most ships only carry the first two types. Shield emitters are usually reffered to "generators", and are a [[Gudersnipe Ships#Ship Systems|blue system]]. Multiple generators combine to form an array. |
==Deflector== | ==Deflector== | ||
| − | + | Cheapest and simplest to build, deflector cheifly works by scattering the particles from energy-based weapons and by throwing smaller projectiles off course. While effective against beam weapons, and projectile with sufficient mass can pass through even the strongest deflector shield. Hence, torpedoes remain a serious threat to ships defended only with deflectors. | |
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| + | All starships also require a navigational deflector, a shield focused around the direction of movement. The navigational deflector pushes aside dust and small rocks as the ship moves through space, protecting the hull from impacts. | ||
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Revision as of 21:08, 2 December 2016
Starship shields are a type of force field and fall into three distinct categories: deflectors, bubbles, and projections. Most ships only carry the first two types. Shield emitters are usually reffered to "generators", and are a blue system. Multiple generators combine to form an array.
Deflector
Cheapest and simplest to build, deflector cheifly works by scattering the particles from energy-based weapons and by throwing smaller projectiles off course. While effective against beam weapons, and projectile with sufficient mass can pass through even the strongest deflector shield. Hence, torpedoes remain a serious threat to ships defended only with deflectors.
All starships also require a navigational deflector, a shield focused around the direction of movement. The navigational deflector pushes aside dust and small rocks as the ship moves through space, protecting the hull from impacts.
