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+ | On [[Federation]] starships the deflector is usually located at the front of the [[secondary hull]] and typically glows with a blue energy. Because of the deflectors ability to produce large amounts of energy and particles to very tight specifications they have often been utilised with minor modifications to help solve a variety of tasks; the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise-D's]] deflector was once modified to channel an extremely large amount of energy in the hopes of using it as a weapon against the [[Borg]] ([[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]] [[episode]]: [[The Best of Both Worlds]]). The [[USS Defiant (NX-74205) (I)|USS Defiant]]'s deflector was once modified to be used as a single shot [[phaser]] and the [[USS Voyager (NCC-74656)|USS Voyager]]’s deflector has been used to open a rift into [[fluidic space]] ([[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|DS9]] [[episode]]: [[Starship Down]] and [[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]] episode: [[Scorpion]]). |
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− | In [[2372]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Sean Hawk]] suggested several modifications that could be made to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'s main deflector that would allow the ship to travel at a higher [[velocity]] within the high particle density of the [[Pantera Nebula]]. Realising Hawk's potential, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ordered him to look in to designing and implementing those modifications. ({{eb|TNG|A Sea of Troubles}}) |
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Revision as of 21:07, 12 November 2007
A deflector dish is a component of many starships used to project a shield around a ship to deflect small objects and space debris which could damage a ship. It is a particularly crucial component of a starship as even the smallest particle could cause serious damage to a ship travelling at high velocities, particular at warp speeds.
On Federation starships the deflector is usually located at the front of the secondary hull and typically glows with a blue energy. Because of the deflectors ability to produce large amounts of energy and particles to very tight specifications they have often been utilised with minor modifications to help solve a variety of tasks; the Enterprise-D's deflector was once modified to channel an extremely large amount of energy in the hopes of using it as a weapon against the Borg (TNG episode: The Best of Both Worlds). The USS Defiant's deflector was once modified to be used as a single shot phaser and the USS Voyager’s deflector has been used to open a rift into fluidic space (DS9 episode: Starship Down and Voyager episode: Scorpion).
External Link
Navigational deflector article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.