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Shield

A personal defensive field that stops fast objects while allowing sufficiently slow movement to pass through.

Definition and context

It makes knife fighting important again. Interaction with a lasgun can be catastrophic; in the open desert, attracting sandworms makes it dangerous for another reason.

Sources

  1. Dune ↗Frank Herbert · PDF

    Terminology of the Imperium · page 674 in the supplied PDF.

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