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| − | [[File:Cloak.jpg|thumb|<center>The ''[[Enterprise-D|USS Enterprise-D]]'' cloaking <br>in front of a [[Romulan]] warbird.]] | + | #REDIRECT [[Cloaking device]] |
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| − | A '''cloaking device''' (or '''cloak''') is a form of [[stealth]] technology.
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| − | It 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]].
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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 usually not enough power available to also power the weapons and [[shields]].
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| − | * However, there have been several times when advances in cloaking technology have made this possible.
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| − | [[category:engineering]]
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| − | [[category:starship Systems]]
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 9 November 2023
