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| − | A cloaking device bent light and [[sensors|sensor]] beams around a ship, rendering it invisible to detection. The energy requirements to operate a cloaking device were prohibitive, typically leaving a ship equipped with such a device unable to use weapons or raise [[shields]] while the cloak was active.<ref name="TOS09"/> | + | A cloaking device bent light and [[sensors|sensor]] beams around a ship, rendering it invisible to detection. The energy requirements to operate a cloaking device were prohibitive, typically leaving a ship equipped with such a device unable to use weapons or raise [[shields]] while the cloak was active.<ref name="TOS09"/> Cloaking devices required the rare substance [[chimerium]] to operate.<ref name="PDG07"/> |
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Revision as of 09:22, 9 July 2023
A cloaking device bent light and sensor beams around a ship, rendering it invisible to detection. The energy requirements to operate a cloaking device were prohibitive, typically leaving a ship equipped with such a device unable to use weapons or raise shields while the cloak was active.[1] Cloaking devices required the rare substance chimerium to operate.[2]
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Notes and References
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Balance of Terror". Star Trek, season 1, episode 14 (Production number 09). Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by Paul Schneider. Desilu Productions. 15 December 1966.
- ↑ "First Con-Tact." Star Trek: Prodigy, Season 1, Episode 7 (Production 107). CBS Entertainment. 12 January 2022.
