Babylon 5 Electromagnetic Armor
Electromagnetic Armor
Dominant Faction: The Techno-Mages
Effect: Enemy Sensors and Fire Control -4D
By using alternating fields of electromagnetic energy wrapped around individual plates of armor, vast amounts of energy can be dissipated easily when attacked. Used almost solely by the enigmatic Techno-mages in their advanced Pinnaces, EM Armor is a vast improvement to even energy-based shielding. It is because of this ‘magical’ armor that their ships seemingly slide through all but the strongest attacks.
This quality operates identically to the EM Shield quality, except that the equipment bonus is increased to 4D and the ship suffers no penalty when using its own targeting computer or holding a weapons lock. A ship may not benefit from both electromagnetic armor and an electromagnetic shield.