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====Shield Capacity====

Shield capacity indicates how many hitpoints of damage it will take to drop the ''shields''. (The ship itself is also protected by Armor and Hull defenses, and so it will take considerably more than than that to destroy the entire ship.) In general, the larger the ship, the larger the base shield capacity.

Shield capacity indicates how many hitpoints of damage it will take to drop the ''shields''. (''The ship itself is also protected by Armor and Hull defenses, and so it will take considerably more than than that to destroy the entire ship.'') In general, the larger the ship, the larger the base shield capacity.

Whenever the shield takes damage of any kind, its capacity drops. So while hits that do thermal, kinetic, EM, and/or explosive damage may be mitigated by the shield's resistance layers, any damage that does get through will be subtracted from the Shield Capacity value. This reduction will appear on the pilot's dashboard as a red mark in the outer "shield" ring.

Whenever the shield takes damage of any kind, its capacity drops. So while hits that do thermal, kinetic, EM, and/or explosive damage may be mitigated by the shield's resistance layers, any damage that does get through will be subtracted from the Shield Capacity value. This reduction will appear on the pilot's dashboard as a red mark in the outer shield ring.

[[File:QSG_shieldcapacity_dashboard.png|center|300px|alt=heads up display showing shield about half destroyed]]

{{ note box | '''IMPORTANT''': When shield capacity drops below 25%, the shield will begin to "leak" damage through to the armor and/or the hull of the ship. A buzzer will sound when the 25% limit is reached.}}

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 ====Shield Capacity====
-Shield capacity indicates how many hitpoints of damage it will take to drop the ''shields''. (The ship itself is also protected by Armor and Hull defenses, and so it will take considerably more than than that to destroy the entire ship.) In general, the larger the ship, the larger the base shield capacity.
+Shield capacity indicates how many hitpoints of damage it will take to drop the ''shields''. (''The ship itself is also protected by Armor and Hull defenses, and so it will take considerably more than than that to destroy the entire ship.'') In general, the larger the ship, the larger the base shield capacity.
-Whenever the shield takes damage of any kind, its capacity drops. So while hits that do thermal, kinetic, EM, and/or explosive damage may be mitigated by the shield's resistance layers, any damage that does get through will be subtracted from the Shield Capacity value. This reduction will appear on the pilot's dashboard as a red mark in the outer "shield" ring.
+Whenever the shield takes damage of any kind, its capacity drops. So while hits that do thermal, kinetic, EM, and/or explosive damage may be mitigated by the shield's resistance layers, any damage that does get through will be subtracted from the Shield Capacity value. This reduction will appear on the pilot's dashboard as a red mark in the outer shield ring.
 [[File:QSG_shieldcapacity_dashboard.png|center|300px|alt=heads up display showing shield about half destroyed]]
 {{ note box | '''IMPORTANT''': When shield capacity drops below 25%, the shield will begin to "leak" damage through to the armor and/or the hull of the ship. A buzzer will sound when the 25% limit is reached.}}