the shield modifier is a base statistic of all starships that determine the amount of shield HP (per facing) a starship has.
Shield modifiers typically range from 0.7 to 1.3. A shield modifier of 1 will result in the base shield HP being unmodified. A modifier of 0.7 will result in the base shield HP being reduced to 70%. Likewise, a modifier of 1.3 will result in the shield HP being increased to 130% of the base value.
Generally speaking, Science ships have a high shield modifier, cruisers a moderate shield modifier, and escorts a reduced shield modifier. However, that is not always the case, as both the Galor-class cruiser and the Mobius-class temporal destroyer have a shield modifier higher than other ships of their type.
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| TOS Constitution Class | Example |
| Cruiser | Example |
| Cruiser Refit | Example |
| Heavy Cruiser | Example |
| Advanced Heavy Cruiser | Example |
| Support Cruiser | Example |
| Exploration Cruiser | Example |
| Exploration Cruiser (Refit) | Example |
| Assault Cruiser | Example |
| Assault Cruiser (Mirror) | Example |
| Star Cruiser | Example |
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| Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Support Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Exploration Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Dreadnaught Cruiser | Example |
| Assault Cruiser Refit | Example |
| Odyssey Operations Cruiser | Example |
| Odyssey Science Cruiser | Example |
| Odyssey Tactical Cruiser | Example |
| Heavy Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Fleet Heavy Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Fleet Star Cruiser | Example |
| Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Fleet Support Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Fleet Exploration Cruiser Retrofit | Example |
| Fleet Assault Cruiser | Example |
| Odyssey Star Cruiser | Example |
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