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==What Is a Shield?== | ==What Is a Shield?== | ||
You can think of a shield as a sphere,completely enclosing the ship at a location just inside its [[Signature_radius|Signature Radius]]. [[File:QSG_shield_types.png|right|220px|alt=shield damage types (layers)]] Since the Signature Radius is the effective size of the ship – the area that is targeted by weapons – the shield intercepts any damage that occurs before it can reach the ship. The shield consists of four separate, overlapping spheres, called <span style="color:#ccffee">resistance layers</span>, each of which protects against a different kind of damage. This means that the ship has a different shield resistance value for each of: [[Damage_types|thermal, kinetic, EM, and explosive]] damage. | You can think of a shield as a sphere, completely enclosing the ship at a location just inside its [[Signature_radius|Signature Radius]]. [[File:QSG_shield_types.png|right|220px|alt=shield damage types (layers)]] Since the Signature Radius is the effective size of the ship – the area that is targeted by weapons – the shield intercepts any damage that occurs before it can reach the ship. The shield consists of four separate, overlapping spheres, called <span style="color:#ccffee">resistance layers</span>, each of which protects against a different kind of damage. This means that the ship has a different shield resistance value for each of: [[Damage_types|thermal, kinetic, EM, and explosive]] damage. | ||
Resistance indicates how much of that kind of damage will be rejected by the shield when the ship is hit by that kind of weapon. Resistance values are always shown in percentages – for example, "30% Thermal Resistance" means that the shield will reject 30% of the damage from any weapons hit that does thermal damage. | Resistance indicates how much of that kind of damage will be rejected by the shield when the ship is hit by that kind of weapon. Resistance values are always shown in percentages – for example, "30% Thermal Resistance" means that the shield will reject 30% of the damage from any weapons hit that does thermal damage. | ||
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The base values for all of these can be found in the Attributes panel of the ship's Get Info window. Each is described in detail below. | The base values for all of these can be found in the Attributes panel of the ship's Get Info window. Each is described in detail below.{{clear}} | ||
{{Example | Example 1: Here are the shield values for a Caldari [[Kestrel]] Frigate: | {{Example | Example 1: Here are the shield values for a Caldari [[Kestrel]] Frigate: | ||