Force field (terran)
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Force fields are terran-designed energy-based shields, contrasted with protoss shields which are partially psionically powered.[1]
Force fields provide protection from projectiles, energy-based weapons and electronic surveillance.[2] Upon impact of external objects, the effect varies. Against personal force fields, bullets simply bounce off and fall.[3] Explosive weaponry such as missiles against ships is more spectacular however, the absorbed energy creating a corona effect.[4] The only sign of a force field deactivating is a slight ripple through the air around it.[2]
They are useless against cloaked opponents, since they only react to things they detect.[3]
[edit] Personal Force Fields
By 2478 the Terran Confederacy had developed personal force fields, which only lasted a few minutes and were prohibitively expensive, even for members of the Old Families such as Angus Mengsk.[2]
By 2499 longer-lasting portable devices had been developed for personnel.[3] such as containment fields for firebats.[5] These were virtually immune to small arms fire and, at full power, provided some protection from debris.[3]
[edit] Larger Force Fields
Force fields can protect parts of buildings. This version of the force field also existed as of 2478.[2]
By 2491 force fields could also be mounted on battlecruisers and Wraiths.[4]
By 2499 the terrans were developing projectible force fields, such as the Defensive Matrix created by science vessels[6] and strengthened doors (available to crime lord Fagin).[3]
Following the Brood War remnants of the Confederacy undertook some work into "polarity shifting energy shields using Battlecruiser technology."[7] In addition, force fields were able to be applied to small scale objects such as cabinets, acting as a means of security.[2]
The Terran Dominion used force fields to protect an advanced munitions factory on New Sydney. It was occupied by a Koprulu Liberation Front cell, which used the force fields to protect themselves. However, the force fields only protected against opponents it could detect; it wasn't able to detect ghost agent Nova.[3]
[edit] References
- ↑ Karune. 2007-01-22. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 26. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-01-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 McNeill, Graham (December 30, 2008). StarCraft: I, Mengsk. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 1416-55083-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 DeCandido, Keith R. A. (November 28, 2006). StarCraft: Ghost: Nova. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7134-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Neilson, Micky. StarCraft: Uprising. New York and Toronto, Ontario: Pocket Books, December 2000. ISBN 0-7434-1898-0 (eBook only).
- ↑ Hickman, Tracy (May 21, 2002). StarCraft: Speed of Darkness. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04150-9.
- ↑ Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
- ↑ 2000-10-27. StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Mission: Deception (in English). Map Archives: Deception.
