Shields

Mark Mag Gloade · **Thu Oct 10, 2002 2:34 pm Shields**

what will a small sphere of light do to protect you?

Hitomi · **Mon Nov 11, 2002 6:42 pm**

Do you think you could clarify that question?

Tremiles · **Mon Nov 11, 2002 10:51 pm**

It's not light, its energy, and energy is matter.

Oompsty · Vice Admiral Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 6613 Location: LA

It's an electromagnetic field to be specific.

One of Many · **Tue Nov 12, 2002 6:34 pm re**

No, energy is NOT matter.

Energy is created in a Matter and Anti-matter Fusion Reaction, using Hydrogens and Anti-hydrogens. (This is actually REAL, nothing to do with star trek).

How the energy field is created (SHIELDS) i don't know, but it's NOT matter.

bajoranhunter731 · **Tue Nov 12, 2002 10:56 pm**

i don't understand just how matter can protct u ageinst anti-matter torpedoes

Tremiles · **Tue Nov 12, 2002 10:57 pm**

Yes, Electrical energy is matter, (That is not startrek it is real life). I know, We just learnd that last week, if you still denie it take it up with my chemestry teacher.

EnsignParis · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 07 Sep 2001 Posts: 257

Energy is NOT matter, does it have the physical properties that matter does? Such as MASS, VOLUME, DENSITY, ATOMS, or STATES of matter(such as: solid, liquid, gas, plasma)??

NO. It is not matter. It is energy, in fact, the only thing that is not matter is energy.

Captain Michael Pike · Captain Joined: 14 Jul 2001 Posts: 597 Location: PA

You should take it up with your chemistry teacher. I thin kther has been a misunderstanding either on your part ot his/hers. Energy is not matter. There is no room for negotiation on this.

harry_kim · Captain Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 665 Location: Voyager

About shields...(I don't get anything said so far

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If the shields block attacks from Voyager how come things can still spark and flame even when the shields are up? Is it from impact?

IntrepidIsMe · **Thu Jan 02, 2003 11:51 am**

well, the sheilds absorb the weapons energy on impact, so maybe the energy caused by it or the impact i guess

i'm clueless so

EnsignParis · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 07 Sep 2001 Posts: 257

Oompsty · Vice Admiral Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 6613 Location: LA

Because it doesn't block the full attack me thinks. Federation shields i think abosrb the attack instead of trying to reflect it.

Zeke Zabertini · Captain Joined: 13 Sep 2002 Posts: 4832

Just a guess: I think it's because the shield absorbs the energy fired at it. Since there is so much energy in the weapons being fired at the shields, it feeds through them and overloads some stuff. Hence the sparks and fire. I think it makes sense...

Captain Matt UssVoyager · **Mon Jan 06, 2003 1:04 pm Shields**

You are Right Fleet Admiral Zabertini

Captain Matt UssVoyager · **Mon Jan 06, 2003 1:07 pm To EnsignParis**

No EnsignParis it is from the torpedo impating the Shields and exsploding.

excel55 · **Tue Mar 04, 2003 6:22 pm**

It obsorbs the attack but not all of it. Thats why the ships can still take on damage.

voyagerlr · **Tue Mar 04, 2003 6:42 pm**

partly correct but ensign paris the inertail dampeners keep the ship up straight and everyone horizontal

parkan · **Thu Mar 06, 2003 11:58 pm**

please ignore this post.

voyagerlr · **Sat Mar 08, 2003 8:06 pm**

That is known as Spamming!!!!

Hyper · Ensign Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 60 Location: UK

Sorry, but energy isnt created and it is most definitely not matter! Energy isnt created or destroyed, it is only transferred.

fushigidane2001 · **Fri May 16, 2003 12:35 pm**

and. What about new shield in Endgame Pt.II.
it's dosn't in my database.

Lt.BirdGod · **Fri May 16, 2003 5:16 pm**

Dax Orien · **Thu May 22, 2003 9:06 am**

The shields of a ship actually use a counter-charge to dissipate an energy blast such as a blast from a Type-10 Phaser. And as it uses the counter charge, it looses percentage from its charger base. And Torpedos don't always penetrate the shields because they aren't using the same shield modulation/frequency. The torpedos themselves are shielded giving them their color when fired in direct varience to their thruster-burn color (i.e. Photon Torpedos accelerate using a red thrust-burn <the fire in the back of any missile>). Torpedos explode when impacting the energy shield because the energy creates a barrier (i.e. the detention/prison force fields that keep in the bad guys or good guys). They can pass through a force field without resistance when they have the same shield modulation. So that's basically how shields work. In a nut shell anyways.

Lt.BirdGod · **Fri May 23, 2003 4:10 pm**

Interesting, to where did you acquire this information?