Saera Willamina Savan
~+--- Skaidra ---+~ Beskarsmith, Alchemist
Image Source: Vortex Shield from Titanfall
Intent: I was inspired by Titanfall but the adaptation was so plausible, I decided to make it a thing. Company's first shield.
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Manufacturer: Ri'ess-Emeritus Inc.
Model: Ri'ess-Emeritus Repulsor-Deflector Buffer Shield
Affiliation: Covenant of the Black Rose, Open Market, Company
Modularity: None
Production: Minor
Classification: Other
Weight: 2.9 kg.
Quality: Class 10 Anti-Blaster/Anti-Ballistic/Anti-Chemical
Special Features: Blocks a handful of projectiles or projected matter and casts
Description: The patented RDB is a temporary personal shield device which works through a complex but easily-produced array of deflector and repulsor fields. It works by literally catching incoming projectiles of various natures between a repulsor field and two layers of deflector shields.
A thin ray and particle shield envelop over the repulsor field, which are just strong enough to be penetrated on initial impact. The kinetic energy of the projectile bleeds away into the field so that it cannot rebound once inside. On the other side of this field is a high-powered deflector shield which protects the user. Since the projectile cannot escape through either side, it remains trapped in stasis in the repulsor field.
The system also has the advantage of turning the trapped projectiles or objects into a reactive defense if desired. It does this simply by disabling the outer shield(s) once something has been caught, causing the repulsor field to push it away conically, creating a shotgun effect. It should be noted that projectiles or masses that are too large or powerful to be contained within the outer shield layer or that enter the field when the outer shield layer is down will either deflect off of the inner deflector shield as normal or lose a significant portion of its kinetic energy upon making contact with the repulsor field, losing strength/accuracy.
Despite providing class-ten protection, the system is not all-powerful and without flaw. While most blaster bolts and slugs will be effectively stopped by the RDB, larger ordinance such as rockets, grenades (whole, not shrapnel), mortars and cannon bolts will still render the shield ineffective and potentially cause serious harm to the user. In-house testing has rated the device to withstand up to ten blaster bolts or fifteen carbine slugs in one use safely. Peak results even show a single 23mm round from Ri'ess-Emeritus' anti-tank rifle being stopped successfully, with subsequent rounds penetrating and thus deactivating the system. The RDB will not work on sonic or ionic weapons. Due to the significant power consumption of the RDB, uses are limited, shield activation time cannot exceed ten seconds at a time and there are significant recharge times between use of up to ten minutes (ooc: reasonable to say don't use in consecutive posts).
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