this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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Wtf are even "navigation shields?" They need shields to figure out what direction they're going? They may as well have said "Lasers can't even penetrate our compass!"
Navigational shields deflect bits of dust and micrometeors away from the ship so that the hull isn't constantly being bombarded by interstellar debris so small that it doesn't merit navigating around or pushing out of the way with a tractor beam. Essentially, they are the absolute weakest form of ship defense, and the laser weapons described don't even pose a threat to them, let alone the actual defensive shields intended for use in combat.