Defensive Shields

Defensive shielding systems to exceed 7.3x105 kW primary energy dissipation rate.
All tactical shielding to have full redundancy, with auxiliary system able to provide 65% of
primary rating.

- "Active mode" and "metaphasic mode" for special operations.
"Active mode" is used only in heavy fire zones (generally) and "metaphasic mode" is used only
in extreme heat situations like in a star's corona (generally).

- Shields are 'regenerative' in that when they are hit and power is lessened, the shield
generators increase power output to compensate.

- Shields use high-powered subspace fields, which is contrary to standard shields in use on
most ships.

- "Active" shields is accomplished by pulsing shield energy from the ship out past the outer
shield layer to actually attack incoming enemy fire to disrupt, lessen, or prematurely detonate
it before it can actually hit the outer shields.

- The Phaser Defense Grid (explained elsewhere) activates when a sublight projectile has not
been sufficiently deflected or prematurely detonated by the "active" shields, before the
projectile can hit the outer shield layer.

- Shields are multi-layered and multi-sectioned meaning they are composed of several static and
dynamic shield layers nested closely together starting 5 meters out around the hull and that
the shields have three distinct sections of shield layers (which is accomplished by three
different types of shield generators in the DDC--explained elsewhere):

	Outer - allows graviton shield energy to culminate in the impact area to dissipate the
blast.  These shield layers are dynamic and farther apart (5 m) than the layers of the other
two sections (which are static) so they can deform to absorb the physical impact of the blast.
	Middle - incorporates automatic rotation of frequency and nutation, which absorbs enemy
fire, spreads it out along the shield and can direct much of it into space.  This section sends
data on which type of weapon is used on it and what frequency and phase the weapon uses.  Once
analyzed, the shield can be configured to have the same frequency as the incoming weapon but
different nutation, dramatically increasing shield efficiency.  This information is also send
to the tactical systems to set weapons for enemy shield penetration.  Shield layers in this
section are 3 m apart.
	Inner - multi-phase holographic shield, which is more protective across a wider range
of the EM spectrum (35 %).  Layers in this section are 3 m apart.

- These shields use the old idea of tight shields of older ships and the Defiant class as well
as the 'bubblish' idea of the Galaxy class, plus new techniques for optimum protection from
attack or natural phenomena.