starship_weaponry_and_defenses
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starship_weaponry_and_defenses [2011/07/24 16:38] – [Energy Weapons] hagalaz | starship_weaponry_and_defenses [2011/07/31 20:08] – redefined shipboard defenses to reflect our hard SF background. hagalaz | ||
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===== Spaceship Defenses ===== | ===== Spaceship Defenses ===== | ||
- | Spaceship defenses consist of passive defenses - **armor** | + | Spaceship defenses consist of passive defenses - **armor** - and active defenses - **evasive maneuvering** and **electronic countermeasures (ECM)**. No progress has yet been made toward developing any kind of force field to protect ships. |
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+ | ECM defends | ||
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+ | Evasive maneuvers, contrary to mental images conjured by people who have grown up on movies like the //Star Wars// series, | ||
Nearly every corporation that builds starship components also has a division that manufactures shipboard countermeasures systems. | Nearly every corporation that builds starship components also has a division that manufactures shipboard countermeasures systems. | ||
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+ | Armor is the final protection a ship has against weapons that make contact with the ship's hull. | ||
====== Prohibited Weapons ====== | ====== Prohibited Weapons ====== |
starship_weaponry_and_defenses.txt · Last modified: 2011/07/31 21:10 by hagalaz