[Setekh]

 

Originally posted by Max:
In answering to two of Setekh's questions...

Large shield systems would consume power in the megawatt or gigawatt range depending on the shield technology and what principles its based on!

The environment would not change the shield systems operating though it could react with particular objects within an environment..eg nebulas could be ignited because it has chemical properties that formulate an explosive mixture with the shields!

The other questions where to broad to answer..

Dr. Max

Sorry, and thanks. Those are perfectly fine answers, but my questions were meant to deal with exactly that - broad areas, to show that there's a whole spectrum of questions involving shielding. Heck, we haven't even gotten into the political and ethical ramifications of such a ground-breaking technology.  

[Xelion]

Setekh don't you see that by the time we develop shield technology the political and ethical problems that could arise now won't arise then. As in Freespace the shields did not concern the government as it was the protection of our survival and advancement.

I'm aware there is a large sum of questions that arise over shield technology though answering one question will take you straight to another. So as you can see someone may as well document a report on shield tech.

Dr. Max

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by NeoHunter:
Somehow, I think shield technology will not be widely used in defense of countries. Just think.

If one nation develops shielding technology, other countries would want it too. Of course, the nation that created it will not sell the technology to the rest of the world. The rest of the world will complain that the nation is not "playing fair". Because, the nation with the shield technology can protect itself while the others cannot and can do almost anything it likes without fear of retaliation.

So, even if shield technology is possible, it will not be an easy process to have it accepted in the world.

Bah, that's not a pb. look: everybody gots guns, everybody gots tanks, everybody gots planes. I can bet everybody gots stealth planes. If someone creates a shielding device (a true one, bouh Bush Jr  ), one way or another, in the folowing months, everybody will have it too.