Colonial Chrome

I am assuming that this type of shield is more expensive to implement then the Conformal Absorbtion Strip shields.
It is also stated in your tech 106 that the size and makeup of the mould itself influence where the shield fields form.

Say for stupidities sake we want to put a Conformal Absorbtion Mould shield into a small freighter. (ghtroc 720 or yt-1300)

how big would this flattend ovoid piece of alloy (or whattever) be? Is it even feasable on somthing so small?
Would it cost more then the ship itself?

I just read that description and thought "Man that would be a stupid rich yacht option. To have a model of the ship in like a transparisteel case that generates the shield field."

Yep, they would be.


Yes, the mould is essentially a small model of the ship itself.


Fairly small, the mould itself could be around a twentieth the size of the original, in that a forty meter ship would have one around two meters in size.


Not unless you wanted it to for game purposes. Generally they're much more expensive than other shield types, but they're a lot harder to get through as they have no weak points. In game terms (obviously my house rules) shields work something like this;

3D CAS shielding rolls 3D, the amount rolled is subtracted from the damage roll and the remainder is rolled against the hull.
3D GD shielding whenever a character sets a shield arc they roll their Shields skill. This roll is set at whatever the value was unless the arc is changed. Lets say Johnny Blasterdodge rolls an eleven. That eleven is added to the shield roll for any hits coming in on that arc. If the combined shield roll and the eleven beats the blasters damage roll, it bounces off harmlessly. If the damage roll beats the combined shield roll, then the ship takes the full hit. Two GS shields (or more) can be set to the same fire arc, each requiring a shield skill roll, but give an extra layer of protection.
3D CAM shielding rolls 3D, but unlike CAS shielding the minimum rolled (excepting the wild dice) is a three, meaning the 3D CAM shields cannot fall below nine.

On the whole, I say GD shielding is the best for gameplay - it gives other characters things to do on a ship that's in a furball, but in character most people would opt for CAM systems if they could.


Well, the actual mould is only generally shaped like the ship, depending on where on board it was located. If it were dead center, where the SIR usually is, then yes, you'd have a crude ship model. You'd be much more likely to have them stowed under or over decking.