Shield System

Deflector Shields (often called just Shields) are the first line of defense for starships and stations.
== Description ==
 The deflector shield system creates a localised zone of highly-focused spatial distortion within which a powerful graviton field is maintained. This graviton field is highly resistant to physical and energy projectiles; how resistant depends on the amount of capacitors installed aboard the starship in question.
 The graviton field reacts to incoming threats by concentrating it's energy on the point of impact of the threat, which produces a blue to red flash depending on the integrity of the graviton field. Repeated attacks can slowly weaken the shield system. Shields can recharge their energy however, with the rate of recharge dependent on the amount of recharger systems installed onboard the ship.
== Details ==
Shields are very vulnerable to ion-enhanced weaponry due to the ionic particles being able to dissipate graviton fields quicker than other types of weaponry, but are inherently stronger against weapons enhanced to pierce hulls as they do not have the power to dissipate graviton fields. Shield generators also weigh less mass units than an equivalent amount of advanced armour plating.
== Usage ==
Shields are completely universal, allowing any ship to take advantage of their defensive properties. Shields of warships are typically strong, often ranging in the millions of terawatts of power, while civilian and utility ships have very limited shields designed to deflect light pirate raiding.
Category:Technology
Category:Defenses