Re: [FT] How screens work (was Re: UNSC designs)

G'day Rob,

>Here's my try at how screens work--since beams can be defined as
charged 
>particle beams (I am assuming electron, since that's easier to go FAST)
which 
>is why they can casue widespread system failures, then screens could be
some 
>sort of Faraday Field/Cage or some other electro-magnetic mumbo-jumbo. 

OK that sounds reasonable.

>So, that means the shape of the field could vary from "along ship
skin/hull (via 
>embedded network)" 

Which is what Derek was thinking of.

>or "100 meter circle centered on Generator" or anything in 
>between.

Which also sounds good - though it'd be interesting to see what happened
if
the spheres of ships interpenetrated ;)

Best bit is depending on which system your nation went with it'd cover
both
options of allowed/not-allowed on modules - great thinking!

;)

Cheers

Beth

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