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Device used by
virtually all space faring vehicles, fashioned in one form or another. Usually
mounted ventrally, this large dish disperses potentially hazardous space material
from the ship's flight path, including meteoroids, harmful particles, and
other debris.
The dish can
occasionally be modified to channel a large quantity of energy as a weapon,
but only in extreme circumstances as the energy requirements drain significant
power reserves from other ship systems, notably the warp engines.
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