Particle Sheilds?

[Phalanks Balas]

Let me resume :

Hull code is componned by physical armor and particle shields.
During fight, because it need a lot of power, ship can raise energy shields.

Physical armor and particules shields able to protect versus all kind of attacks. That's means energy weapons (laser etc...) and missile weapons (also torpedos).

Particles shields can be set to stop everything or just small particules like gas. That's why landing bay of starship are widely opened to space. A specific particule shield allow ship to go in/out but keep the air in.
When a starship is disabled by ion weapons it also loose particule shields protection.
Energy shields protect only versus energy weapons ( blasters,lasers, turbolasers) but don't protect versus cinetic weapons (archaic weapons like mass driver, particle beamers etc...) and missile weapons.

So, why using energy shields instead of particle shields ? In fact most ships use both. particle shields dice code can't exceed 2D (technical limit). thus the only way to greatly improve protection of a ship is adding energy shields.
And because energy weapon fire range is definitively superior than particle/missile weapons, installing energy shields on a ship is recommended.

Now regarding X-wing / Y-wing using torpedo vs shield tower generator of a STD. The shield tower hull dice is significatively lower than other part of the hull. It's a dome which can't be armored with heavy armor plate. Consider its hull value to be 3 to 4D (2D for particle shield and 1 or 2 dice for other armor protection). Torpedo are physical missile weapons thus energy shields don't stop them. Even if you use dice scale rule, shield tower can be damaged. If shield operator doesn't turn off the shields projected by the tower, it (the tower) can be overloaded and destroyed (at GM discretion).
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Phalanks

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