Enterprise (NX-01) "shields"

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-09-13 02:10pm

I watched Enterprise episode "E^2" this conformed to me that the NX-01 has (in addition to the Nav deflector) some sort shield system as the Enterprise "hull plating" can be disabled by damaging and/or destroying a hull plating relay since armor can't be disabled this must must be some kind of (shield) system. What do think this system is. (I think it's some kind adaption of SIF system).

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-09-13 02:38pm

IIRC, the NX has polarised hull plating, or something.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-09-13 02:39pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:IIRC, the NX has polarised hull plating, or something.

something like that, but I have wonder what would that help.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2004-09-13 04:39pm

Lord Revan wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:IIRC, the NX has polarised hull plating, or something.
something like that, but I have wonder what would that help.

The hull probably has some magic radiation beam or something running through it to reflect energy from weapons. No traditional energy field-like shields.

apocolypse · Post by **apocolypse** » 2004-09-14 04:27pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:IIRC, the NX has polarised hull plating, or something.

Yeah, everytime they go into combat, Archer (or whoever is in command on the bridge) tells them to "polarize the hull plating".

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » 2004-09-14 06:54pm

I recall reading an interview in which it was stated that the "polarization" of the hull plating somehow makes it super hard. Althought when the hull is hit by weapons fire there seems to be a bluish glow, reminiscent of a shield in the other series.

Enola Straight · Post by **Enola Straight** » 2004-09-14 09:27pm

Maybe the hull is magnetized or electrically charged to repel the ionized particles in beam weapons.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-09-15 12:46am

apocolypse wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:IIRC, the NX has polarised hull plating, or something.
Yeah, everytime they go into combat, Archer (or whoever is in command on the bridge) tells them to "polarize the hull plating".

that's "activate the hull plating". That combined with hit FX made me assume that there is some sort of shield.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-09-15 01:05am

It's polarize in English. They must have translated it weirdly for you guys.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-09-15 01:08am

neoolong wrote:It's polarize in English. They must have translated it weirdly for you guys.

IIRC it "activate" in seasons 3 and I use an untranslated version

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-09-15 01:11am

Odd. They must have changed their armor then.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-09-15 01:16am

I also remember they saying "polarize the hull", at least in every episode I've watched. Maybe you've watched the only one where they say "activate"?

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-09-15 01:18am

Slartibartfast wrote:I also remember they saying "polarize the hull", at least in every episode I've watched. Maybe you've watched the only one where they say "activate"?

or I heard wrong

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-09-15 01:22am

neoolong wrote:Odd. They must have changed their armor then.

there is the war upgrade in the seasons 2 finale, but if I'm rigth I don't it's no more change in termilogy

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-09-15 04:11am

Maybe polorized hull plating is same thing as structural integrity fields.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-09-15 11:11am

Whenever they turn it on, you can see some kind of electric wave across the hull plating. The "field" itself is invisible but you can see the edges when it's forming.

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2004-09-15 11:06pm

I took it to mean the hull is made structurally stronger/harder to melt/vaporize, but the more damage it absorbs the weaker its effect becomes... kinda like the other type of shield.

Archer seemed to think it would aid the ship when entering a high-pressure atmosphere, thus I infere it improves structural strength; it is also used to improve resistence to high energy particle weapons, thus I infere it increases melting/boiling points, increases specific heat, both or something entirely else.

All in all, it does nothing structural integrety fields don't, so I would say it is a crude precursor to the common SIF's of later Trek.

General_Paul · Post by **General_Paul** » 2004-09-18 10:41pm

Or, maybe bergam and braga couldn't come up with anything else that sounded cool besides "Polarized"!

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2004-09-20 05:40am

Yeah...but that really isn't SoD now is it?
(However correct you may be

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