Editing A Port in the Storm (section)

==12.1.3 Internal Ballistics Dampening Fields==
In key areas where materials stored aboard ship have the potential to be propelled through sections of the ship, a series of '''I'''nternal '''Ba'''llistics '''D'''ampening Fields, or '''I-BAD''' Fields, have been implemented. These fields are found primarily in the armory, cargo bays, Shuttle Bays, storage bays, and personnel quarters. The '''I-BAD''' system uses advanced internal sensing equipment specialized to calculate mass and velocity of non-anchored materials. In the event that these materials should be propelled at a speed that the computer should indicate hazardous to crew, then a series of inertial Dampening Fields are erected to reduce the velocity of the offending object. The IDF relays cannot stop a propelled item, although it can shorten its travel distance and relative speed considerably. The sensing systems ignore the movements of personnel. The '''I-BAD''' emitters in no way affect the reduction of stresses upon the vessel caused by acceleration, deceleration, or maneuvering.