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| [[File:Positiveshields.JPG|thumb|right|The barriers around the viewing screen are nearly closed after the "Positive shields" order {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]] | | [[Image:Positiveshields.JPG|thumb|right|The barriers around the viewing screen are nearly closed after the "Positive shields" order ([[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]]. |
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| 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 [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] orders activation of these shields as they fight off the first waves of a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] attack on ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and her sister battlestars in the opening salvos of the ill-fated [[Battle of Cimtar]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]). Adama's commands to activate and deactivate the shield are "Positive shields" and "Negative shields", respectively. |
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| 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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| [[File: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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| == Electronic defense shields == | | ==Note== |
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| Electronic defense shields are a defensive capability of ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}''. In preparation for a direct assault on three [[basestar (TOS)|basestars]], [[Cain (TOS)|Commander Cain]] orders "electronic defense shields to maximum power". No visible manifestation of this countermeasure is shown onscreen {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.
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| When dealing with the nuclear missiles launched by the [[Eastern Alliance]] meant to destroy the [[Nationalists]] and [[Terra]] itself, {{TOS|Adama}} issues an order to "stand by force shields" {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.
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| ==Notes==
| | The physical properties, energy properties, or overall protection given by these shields are never explained in the Original Series. |
| * In comparison, ''Galactica''{{'|s}} [[Galactica (TRS)|counterpart]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] has its [[CIC|command center]] placed deep within the hull without any windows to space.
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| * ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:''
| | In comparison, ''Galactica's'' [[Galactica (RDM)|counterpart]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] uses heavy armoring and [[Frame|ribbing]] through out its superstructure, enabling it to withstand a direct nuclear missile strike to its hull. |
| : [[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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