Fetts
"...and possibly the bounty hunters Boba Fett and Jango Fett." Gonna have to ask for a source on that one. Geekmasterflash 15:58, 1 Dec 2005 (UTC)
Didn't Isolder have a personal sheild?
- His was a different type altogether. It was a literal shield that you hold in your hand, except that it projected an energy barrier. Apparently it's a bit like a lightsaber, since it could be thrown to slice through things (or people). It's nothing like the personal shields seen in some video games (presumably where Boba and Jango used them, BTW). 68.47.234.131 09:07, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
In general, shields are one-way: energy can travel outwards from the projector, but not inwards. However, The Courtship of Princess Leia mentioned concussion shields-apparently a two-way shield, that was mentioned as being on the Iron Fist and Millenium Falcon. Was this just due to Wolverton's lack of knowledge about shielding types, or was this canonical? 82 Airborne 16:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Split
Should this article be split into various subsections? Definately ray shield (or energy shield) and particle shield - Kwenn 18:54, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- Moreover, this should be at deflector shield. That's the correct name for it. "Shield" could refer to a solid, hand-held shield. Deflector shield is specifically either an energy shield or particle shield - Kwenn 17:34, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Shift shields
What's the source for shift shields? If there is one can someone put it in the shift shields article?--The All-knowing Sith'ari 20:24, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Conflict?
I'd like to say that there is a problem with this page and the relativistic shield page. this page says thet the faster you travel, the slower you will experience time. However. the other page says the opposite. there are other problems as well. does anyone know what is real? can you fix the page?: Soresumakashi 12:27, September 17 2007 (UTC)
- Heh. Revisiting my first ever edit. Anyways, after re-reading both pages, they both work together (although they both completely ignore real-world faster than c relativity). Only one thing remains. On the relativistic shield page, it says the traveller in a starship with faulty shielding jumped into the future 190 years, in what he experienced in 2 hours. Now that means he experienced time "slower" than everyone else, which contradicts both pages when they say a person would experience time faster when travelling at >c speeds. The holonet cleary states that he engaged his "jump drive". The only other source on relativistic shields is the AOTC Cross Secions. If it mentions nothing about <c time progression, then both pages should be changed to say that both slower and faster than c travel produces the same effects: slower perception of time by the travelling object. If it does, well... we have conflicting canon on our hands, and I'm not sure which one would take preference. Unless by jump drive holonet meant slower than lightspeed... never mind that will make this discussion way larger than it needs to be. I know this really is a minor thing, but yeah. SoresuMakashi(Everything I tell you is a lie) 11:47, November 9, 2009 (UTC)
Usage at hangar bays
I think it deserves mentioning that ray shields were used to prevent the escape of atmosphere from starships' open hangar bays - this is also featured in almost every movie, most prominently in ROTS, where the shield has to be blasted to allow Anakin and Obi-Wan land in the hangar of the Invisible Hand. Domlith 11:05, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- Are you sure you didn't mean Particle Shields? Pretty sure that atmosphere is composed of particles, not rays. And it's a very very weak particle shield, at that. Stops low mass things like air molecules, but not ships or torpedos. Red Elven 01:34, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
Shields versus screens
In a number of places in the movies, etc, "Deflector Screens" are mentioned, usually on smaller ships like fighters ("Switch all power to front deflector screens.") And these screens seem to be directional. Do some of the older fighters have directional coverage, that can be doubled up in one direction ("Switch your deflectors on 'double front!'") at the expense of less protection in the other direction ("Stabalize your rear deflectors!") Red Elven 01:41, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
The Way Particle Shields Work
I noticed that the way a particle shield work - usually stopping fast moving objects (such as projectiles) and allowing safe passage of slower bodies (such as foot soldiers and armored vehicles) - might indicate that at least some of them actually create a barrier of non-newtonian fluid. Such fluids are known for their distinctive behavior of appearing as a soft paste to slowly moving things, and appearing as a hard barrier to fast moving bodies. So, should this be mentioned in the main article? 189.15.229.237 23:39, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- No, because it would be original research, which is not allowed. —Master Jonathan(Jedi Council Chambers) 23:42, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Shift shields
Is there any source of shift shields other than the ANH novel? The ANH novel doesn't mention hyperspace protection for the shift shield. I think it is just an early alternate name for deflector shield. Darth Morrt 18:12, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
Chiss force shields
Should this: Intruder trap be mentioned?
