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The Federation Science Council announced today that it has created a device that generates a gravometric pulse, capable of disrupting space-time. This weapon is in use above Normandeicht, and causes Shivan shields to briefly fluctuate, allowing some, but little, weapons fire to pass through for a short time. It hasn't been tested yet, but the results will be posted. If any nation engaged with the Shivans would like to purchase a barge with the technology, they need only inquire about the price. Any reverse engineering is not allowed.

ooc: If I can, I have copyrighted it.

OOC: You can't copyright a device that just messes up gravity, because gravity-manipulating devices have been around NS for about, uh, forever.

But it is a special type of pulse and a special technology.

Shivan shield devices aren't a "Shields at 20% cap'n!" thing. It's either 100%, or nothing. They also aren't shields. They are subspace gates held open at limited power by the engine. You can kill it with gravity, but only the usual gravity. A beam would pass through the gate, ending up in subspace. You need real gravity, not a beam that causes it or a similar substitute. gravity works, but the beam would never hit the ship, as it would be relocated. A torpedo that uses a gravity based explosion or implosion, such as a quantum singularity is your best bet. Either that or gridfire (ripper beam) and I ain't prepared to sell as tech as good as gridfire yet.

We are selling barges equipped with the pulse generator for:

500 million USD

Jordaxia, you misunderstand. It is essentially a ripple of gravity through the time-space continuum. It briefly distorts the subspace field that is thier shield.

(OOC: You can't tell me jack about that shield. It's my design. (doubleOOC: I don't actually mean it so rudely, I just wanted to sound big.))

I don't see how it would work still, but I'll offer an improvement. Up the power 10 times, that way, you get round the hassle of simply partially fluctuating the shields, and destroy the ship outright. Well, that is if it's a strong gravity pulse. Gravity doesn't actually affect the shields (and I know.) Especially one that isn't even enough to damage ships. However, an intense gravity field will destroy the ship. Which is more effective.

The pulse is simply meant to disrupt the subspace field. If we put that much power into it, it would destoy OUR fleet as well.

phase torpedos no longer work we have found a way to stop them
and what do you mean its your design

Our generator is made of technology that is GZ specific. There is no other compatible system. It is unique. It is an original design. The pulse was also developed by UFGZ scientists.

right, this is the last comment I'm going to make here, because I don't want to hijack his thread. (apologies GZ)
IB and me know each other OOCly. I designed those shields for his lucifer class, simply because the ones in the game, though it isn't explained how they work normally, are pretty good. I simply designed a way in which they could conceivably work, to a future tech standard, and told him. My design.

Ok, all that I'm saying is that the shield is a field in the space-time continuum. The pulse simply interferes with it.