Approved Tech NZ CSS-DECIMUS [Capital Shield System]

[Karl Von Strauss]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an advanced Kyber-Imbued shield system
• Image Source: N/A
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions:
  • HPI Consortium (Check Full Permissions)
  • N&Z Umbrella Corporation (Check Permissions)
• Primary Source:
  • Kyb-X Capital Shields

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: NZ CSS-DECIMUS [Capital Shield System]
• Modularity: No
• Production: Semi-Unique
• Material:
  • Kyber Crystals
  • Infinium 013158
  • Ersteel SLCA
  • Seigurium X
  • Copper
  • Electrum

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Deflector Shield
• Particle Shield
• Molecular Shielding Overlay
• Double Front Capacity
• ZEUS Mk II w. additional Proton Mk I auxiliary droid brains in serial couplings
• NZ SSTC Type-II [Soft Slicer Technology Coupler]
• NZ T.o.P. 1 Tactical Order Package
• Ersteel SLCA casing with carbonite coating and Seigurium X reinforcements
• Copper wiring
• Electrum cabling and wiring
• Central NZ C.H.A.R.M.01 Reactor

STRENGTHS

• Bulwark: The DECIMUS is engineered to rapidly reinforce its shields at the exact point of impact. This is made possible by its molecular shielding overlay, which absorbs the energy from incoming projectiles and channels it into the kyber crystal arrays. The system is designed to absorb both laser energy (turbolasers, laser cannons, energy weapons) and kinetic energy (missiles, mass drivers, hypervelocity cannons), the former being more absorbable to the overall system. These arrays then redirect the stored energy back into the shields at a rate far more efficient than the overlay alone could achieve.
• Strong Magnetic Field: With a multitude of components utilizing a magnetic field and generating it, the DECIMUS has the advantage of having a perpetual magnetic field active, which in itself already reduces the possible damage from several types of weaponry due to the resistant force it exhibits.

WEAKNESSES

• Explosive Shielding: Kyber crystals, in all of their uses, are magnificent. However, pushing large amounts of energy through tends to make them volatile. Extremely So. If any of the components housing the crystals are attacked and destroyed, it will make a brilliantly colorful explosion.
• For a Limited Time Only: The DECIMUS' key advantage (like its inspiration) is its use of kyber crystal arrays, allowing it to channel far more energy into its shields than conventional systems. While this grants superior initial protection, the sustained power load places heavy strain on the emitters and the shield itself. Over time, the shields begin to degrade, meaning that holes will start appearing and overall density reduces into a thinner shield, reducing effectiveness the longer the engagement lasts.
• Naval Focused: Due to the extremely heavy weight of this system and the burden it places on power sources (including its own power source), this system is not designed for anything smaller than 2,000 meters in length. Only the largest Star Destroyers, Battlecruisers, Space Stations, and Dreadnoughts can effectively use this system.

DESCRIPTION
"I only ever saw it in action once, above Skor II. It was masterful engineering, and I wished for a system as powerful." -Karl Von Strauss, reminiscing on the DECIMUS' progenitor, the Kyb-X Shield.

While Karl Von Strauss had integrated kyber crystals into many of his rarer and larger warships, primarily to enhance the accuracy and destructive power of turbolasers and megamasers, he had never explored their use for defensive purposes.

That changed with the start of the DECIMUS project. During the early design phase, Karl rediscovered a heavily redacted First Order file on the FIV Pellaeon, a Super Star Destroyer once commanded by Grand Admiral Rausgeber and equipped with a kyber-based shield system. He recalled its peculiar behavior during the Battle of Skor II. Its shields only activated after enemy fire had begun, not before. Intrigued, Karl dug deeper into his old First Order Navy archives and uncovered similarly redacted files on the KYB-42, the very system used aboard the Pellaeon.

It took weeks of decrypting outdated security layers, but once cracked, the data proved valuable. Though the technology was over thirty years old, the recovered schematics provided the foundational blueprint Karl needed to begin crafting a modern interpretation of kyber-enhanced defensive shielding.

The DECIMUS integrates molecular shielding technology with an array of kyber crystal arrays to create a reactive, near-instantaneous defense system. At its core, the DECIMUS functions as a bulwark: when struck, its molecular overlay captures the kinetic and thermal energy from incoming fire and redirects it through a lattice of kyber arrays. These crystals then recycle the energy into targeted shield reinforcement, precisely at the point of impact, offering a dynamic response that hardens as it absorbs. The system also benefits from an active, shipwide magnetic field, a byproduct of its architecture. This field reduces the possible damage from several types of weaponry due to the resistant force it exhibits.

However, such performance does not come without cost. Kyber, while powerful, is also temperamental. The crystals used in the DECIMUS operate under immense stress, and a breach in any component housing them can result in catastrophic detonations; brilliant, devastating, and final. Furthermore, the shield's performance diminishes over extended engagements: prolonged overclocking wears down the emitters and causes the shield's efficiency to decay. What begins as nigh impregnable can gradually falter if pushed too far.

The DECIMUS is not for the cautious. It is a shield for juggernauts, built to hold the line in the first, hardest moments of battle and to deliver a defense as dazzling as it is deadly.

 

[Delsin Shaw]

For a Limited Time Only: The DECIMUS' key advantage (like its inspiration) is its use of kyber crystal arrays, allowing it to channel far more energy into its shields than conventional systems. While this grants superior initial protection, the sustained power load places heavy strain on the emitters and the shield itself. Over time, the shields begin to degrade, reducing effectiveness the longer the engagement lasts.

So, I would like this to be expanded just a bit.

The weakness is rather vague in its ability to be overloaded. Maybe provide an example of how much energy over a period of time is required? Would Capital Beam weapons, or just a prolonged assault?

Also, are there any weapon types that this cannot absorb and redirect? Such as Ion/EMP.

Karl Von Strauss

 

[Karl Von Strauss]

Delsin Shaw

The system is designed to absorb both laser energy (turbolasers, laser cannons, energy weapons) and kinetic energy (missiles, mass drivers, hypervelocity cannons), the former being more absorbable to the overall system.

I added this sentence to the "Bulwark" strength to put in writing its ability to absorb the different energies provided by different ordinances.

Over time, the shields begin to degrade, meaning that holes will start appearing and overall density reduces into a thinner shield, reducing effectiveness the longer the engagement lasts.

And I altered the last sentence in the "For a Limited Time Only" weakness to show how prolonged assaults degrade the overall shield system.

 

[Delsin Shaw]

Karl Von Strauss

Thank you for providing the edits! its a rather strong shield. (You know that.) And I like the concept. Just needed some clarification on what it can do. Vague wording can be confusing when taken in the wrong context. Keep it cool like this, and we good.

Approved.