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| − | [[File:Cloak.jpg|thumb|The Enterprise-D cloaking in front of a Romulan warbird.]] | + | #REDIRECT [[Cloaking device]] |
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| − | A '''cloaking device''' (or '''cloak''') is a form of stealth technology that uses selective bending of [[light]] (and other forms of [[energy]]) to render a [[starship]] or other object completely invisible to the electromagnetic spectrum and most [[sensors]]. It has been encountered in varying forms over the centuries.
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| − | In order to function, a cloaking device needs to be tied into a ship's [[deflector shield]] grid.
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| − | Due to the enormous amount of power required to generate a cloaking field, there is by and large not enough power available to also power the weapons and [[shields]]. However, there have been several times when advances in cloaking technology have rendered this untrue.
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| − | [[category:engineering]][[category:starship Systems][[Category:Systems Misc]]
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 9 November 2023
