User:Chris1138/Particle Shield

Description
The UNSC Standard issue particle shield was developed in 2861 by ONI NavSpecWar. The device was originally designed to serve as an upgrade to the current model SPARTAN Energy shield. The product worked so well that the Navy began to place it on their ships and give it to individual soldiers. The device became small enough to fit in backpacks and on hips.

Use
The particle shield is activated by pressing a simple button to charge up the capacitor. Once the capacitor reaches critical charge, a magnetic field is generated around the user and then it is filled by excited particles.

Energy Weapons
The shield blocks most types of attacks. Energy shots form plasma based weapons will immedietely dissipate upon contact. The shield will take most of the energy and try to compensate. More energy shots to the shield will result in an overload. The shield system will shut down for about ten seconds and try to recompensate. The shield recharges much faster than the MJOLNIR armor of the 26th century at a fixed rate of 2 seconds from the red zone.

Projectile Weapons
For bullets and slugs its a different story. Bullets have much more energy behind them once they are fired from the gun and impact the shield at a faster velocity. Thus, the shield takes more damage than if plasma or energy was used. Any round lower than .30 caliber will be immedietely deflected by the shield. Larger rounds such as a 7.62 of a 14.5mm round will punch through the shield due to their velocity, not being deflected by the shield.

Thus being said, there is a chance that the Marine behind the protective film will die from powerful gunfire.

Melee
The shield will not protect the Marine against any melee weapon because it is going much to slow to be affected by the field. This is why pads must still be worn by the Marine.

Other
The shield will also not protect the Marine against


 * Fire


 * Falls


 * Vacuum


 * Water


 * Heavy objects


 * Vehicles

Users

 * UNSC


 * Covenant (Their own version)


 * United Rebel Front


 * Animan

Quotes
"Not an original idea, but damn it's a good one!"

-Anonymous UNSC Marine

"They're not 100% useful. A 7.62 got me in the arm a few years back. Damn it hurt. But that's the only drawback I can think of!"

-Anonymous UNSC Marine

"We're like the guys in Star Wars!"

-Miles Amadeus