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

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

16K views · 975 reactions | Starfleet Academy. Courses. Technology. Deflector shield. Normally, neither matter nor highly concentrated energy can penetrate a shield. Most matter or energy that comes into contact with the shields was harmlessly deflected away when they were "up," or energized at a high level. Star Trek Starfleet Command | Starfleet Academy | Facebook