In SciFi great ship tech, what is the general lore behind why shields start at 100% and lower when confronted with any type of weapon or physical blow? Most shields deflect objects (not electrify/torch them) in SciFi. This infers more of a mag field or gravity. If that were so, a mag field wouldn't weaken when a non-mag force is applied.
It's fiction...I know...but so many ships have been needlessly blown up.
@steaphan I've never thought about it much, but my guess would be to instill urgency and drama. If the ship is invincible, it would be hard to have drama. Maybe?
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I’m sure there’s some #technobabble like:
“The shield generators degrade under repeated attacks so it overloads their ability to withstand such powerful blows, in easily measured incremental amounts” 
#StarTrek #SciFi
@AccordionBruce @mpax @steaphan someone reversed the polarity of the neutron flow.
@PetterOfCats @AccordionBruce @steaphan that's always the answer