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[[ | [[Image:Positiveshields.JPG|thumb|right|The barriers around the viewing screen are nearly closed after the "Positive shields" order {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]] | ||
'''Defensive shields''' are physical protective barriers that enclose around the viewing screen and possibly the exterior of [[Core command]] on a [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]]. | '''Defensive shields''' are physical protective barriers that enclose around the viewing screen and possibly the exterior of [[Core command]] on a [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]]. | ||
Commander {{TOS|Adama}} orders activation of these shields as they fight off the first waves of a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] attack on ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' and her sister battlestars in the opening salvos of the ill-fated [[Battle of Cimtar]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. Adama's commands to activate and deactivate the shield are "Positive shields" and "Negative shields, | Commander {{TOS|Adama}} orders activation of these shields as they fight off the first waves of a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] attack on ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' and her sister battlestars in the opening salvos of the ill-fated [[Battle of Cimtar]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. Adama's commands to activate and deactivate the shield are "Positive shields" and "Negative shields", respectively. | ||
Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] also has the shields activated once the [[basestar (TOS)|basestars]] begin hitting ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' during the [[Battle of Gamoray]]. He simply orders "shield, | Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] also has the shields activated once the [[basestar (TOS)|basestars]] begin hitting ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' during the [[Battle of Gamoray]]. He simply orders "shield", which corresponds to the button that activates the barriers {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}. | ||
[[ | [[Image:Negativeshields.JPG|thumb|left|The viewing screen is opens after the "Negative shields" order, allowing the members of Core command to see ''Atlantia'' as she is destroyed.]] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* In comparison, ''Galactica''{{'|s}} [[Galactica ( | * In comparison, ''Galactica''{{'|s}} [[Galactica (RDM)|counterpart]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] has its [[CIC|command center]] placed deep within the hull without any windows to space. | ||
* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:'' | * ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:'' | ||
: [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]]s have "a powerful radiation field" that is capable of "deflect[ing] most laser attacks, | : [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]]s have "a powerful radiation field" that is capable of "deflect[ing] most laser attacks", in addition to heavy armor plating that can dampen the explosive nature of impacted warheads.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=20}}</ref> | ||
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