Deflectors (Technology)

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Technology Name	Deflectors
Short Description	Enables us to add deflectors to our ships.
Technology Type	Shields
Research Cost	90
Prerequisites	Shield Defense Theory
Tech Leads to	Enhanced Deflectors
Tech Provides	Deflectors (Shield)
Long Description	The development of high-powered energy weapons, like photons and phasers, has gradually rendered physical missile devices obsolete. A new method of protection has been developed to prevent ships from being mauled by energy weapons. Deflectors use electromagnetic energy to shift the path of these energy weapons by a few degrees, limiting the damage they inflict.