Personal force field

A personal force field was a force field that protected an individual from harm.
In the late 2260s and the early 2270s, life support belts were used by to emit a personal force field which supplied the wearer with the appropriate atmosphere and protected them from the elements. ()
In 2366, merchant and Kivas Fajo used a proximity-actuated field to protect himself from Data, whom he kidnapped and faked the death of. ()
In 2369 during the holographic program, holodeck safety protocols were non-functioning due to an experiment by Lieutenant Commanders Geordi La Forge and Data in engineering. As a result, Worf created a makeshift force field generator using his combadge's energy cell as a power source. As it was highly unstable, the field wouldn't last more than fifteen seconds. Before it dissipated, the field deflected several projectiles fired by Frank Hollander. ()
Borg drones utilized personal force fields which were capable of blocking directed energy particle weapons such as phasers and phase-pistols. (, ) After traveling through time from 2373 to 2063, Jean-Luc Picard used a holographic Thompson submachine gun projectile weapon which penetrated the shields of two Borg drones. ()
In 2372, Vice Admiral Leyton assured Federation President Jaresh-Inyo that they had enough personal force fields to supply an entire army. ()
In 2377, B'Elanna Torres recalled that while in the Maquis, she and Tabor joked that the Bajoran must have his own personal force field, as he survived a dozen firefights unscathed. Tuvok, noting that the now-injured man yet lived, suggested the force field was still operational. ()
== See also ==
* Deflector shield
** Hand-held deflector shield
* Subspace bubble
Category:Shield technology