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The USS Enterprise-D cloaking
in front of a Romulan warbird.
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| − | [[File:Cloak.jpg|thumb|The Enterprise-D cloaking in front of a Romulan warbird.]] | + | [[File:Cloak.jpg|thumb|<center>The ''[[Enterprise-D|USS Enterprise-D]]'' cloaking <br>in front of a [[Romulan]] warbird.]] |
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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. | In order to function, a cloaking device needs to be tied into a ship's [[deflector shield]] grid. | ||
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| − | [[category:engineering]][[category:starship Systems | + | 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]]. |
| + | * However, there have been several times when advances in cloaking technology have made this possible. | ||
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Revision as of 18:26, 21 October 2021
in front of a Romulan warbird.
A cloaking device (or cloak) is a form of stealth technology.
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.
In order to function, a cloaking device needs to be tied into a ship's deflector shield grid.
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.
- However, there have been several times when advances in cloaking technology have made this possible.
