Marshal, Journeyman Protector
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: A shield system for Q-Drive Yards
- Image Source: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Thermal_shield/Legends
- Canon Link: Thermal_shield
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: NSLR
- Affiliation: NSLR, UGF
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: No
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, shield components
- N/A
- All-aspect all-spectrum protection against radiation, energy, gravitic and kinetic attack
- Extremely efficient design with maximum miniturization
- Once the shield is forced down it stays down
The standard Remnant shield design differs from galactic standard only in that their native shield designs had evolved to give extra protection against kinetic impact. This was reflecting the local preference for kinetic impact weapons. The exiles researched further and expanded upon the remnant design in collaboration with Qenan and later Federation scientists, producing the Q-shield.
The design is smaller than a comparable shield generator system. The Q-shield is suitable for fightercraft up to large warships and stations, as it differs little from standard designs except for the size of its projectors and generators. The aspect of the shields covers the energy and particle spectrums down to the subatomic level, allowing nothing to pass unimpeded.
Each system is set up with a minimum of one projector and one generator. This can be increased until full coverage of the craft is achieved. Further projectors can be added as redundancy in case of failure or destruction. Larger and more powerful systems will require more generators to achieve full energization of the system. Further generators can be added here too as redundancy and to boost the power of the system.
Though the system is efficient, it can be overwhelmed like any standard shield. The efficiency of the design comes at somewhat of a cost. The flaw in the Q-shield is that once its generators have been overwhelmed, they all die at the same time and remain dead. They cannot be revived or recharged, and must be replaced.
Efficiency is the order of the day with the Q-shield system, rather than being particularly powerful or super effective, it is slightly smaller and slightly cheaper than competing systems. This makes it very attractive to those looking to maximize the usage of limited space available in their ship's design.
