Electrostatic barrier

An electrostatic barrier, or electrostatic shieldThrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good was a type of shield that served as the first line of defense aboard warships of the peoples of the Unknown Regions up to the end of the Clone Wars. One such example was Chiss Defense Force warships such as the Springhawk, although electrostatic barriers were also employed by the Paataatus Hiveborn and the Nikardun Destiny. They were also used by ships of the Grysk Hegemony.Thrawn: Treason
Shortly after the attack on the Paataatus, Ufsa'mak'ro supervised checks on the Springhawk electrostatic barrier. Although similar in purpose to the shields used by the Galactic Republic, electrostatic barriers were much weaker.Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising This led Mitth'raw'nuruodo to seek out a so-called "Republic energy shield" for his people during his mission to Batuu during the Clone Wars.Thrawn: Alliances During the battle over Primea, Nikardun General Yiv the Benevolent attacked Thrawn's Springhawk, expecting the cruiser to only be protected by an electrostatic barrier. However, the Springhawk was outfitted with the much stronger Republic energy shield, helping the Chiss Ascendancy win the battle and end the Nikardun conquests.
The Whetstone and the Anvil, both Kilji war cruisers, used electrostatic barriers. Kilji picket cruiser also used them.Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil
==Behind the scenes==
Electrostatic barriers first appeared in the 2019 novel Thrawn: Treason written by Timothy Zahn.
==Appearances==
*Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising 
*Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good 
*Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil 
*Thrawn: Treason 
==Notes and references==
Category:Chiss Ascendancy military
Category:Chiss Ascendancy technology
Category:Grysk technology
Category:Shields