466K views · 8.3K reactions | Starfleet Academy. Courses.Technology. Deflector shield. Deflector shields work by forming a layer or layers of energetic distortion with a high concentration of gravitons around the object to be protected. The shield on starships is divided into six sections: forward, starboard, port, aft, dorsal, and ventral. Star Trek Starfleet Command | Starfleet Academy | Facebook

Starfleet Academy. Courses. Technology. Deflector shield. Continuous or extremely powerful energy discharges can gradually erode a shield's integrity to the point of failure. Shield capacities varie depending on a variety of factors, ranging from available power to environmental concerns, making definitive and universal calculations of how much damage they can withstand difficult to estimate. As a result, tactical officers hato to constantly report on shield strength during combat, usually as a