====== Relay Deflector ======
The Relay Deflector is a way to boost shielding, and any other 'bubble' type ship system, for example, Fold and Warp.

The Relay Deflector is not a single item, rather it is a system of small deflection amplifiers (DeR’s) which help to augment, boost, and modulate systems such as shielding, Fold drives, and Warp systems. Instead of using the standard method of shield boosting via total area of the deflectors, it uses amplifiers which resonate the deflection and allow a smaller system to produce a larger bubble. This method allows a ship to house smaller, more efficient systems, while giving them the performance of larger system. The Minimum amount of Deflectors is four, with a maximum of 12.


==== Effects on Shields ====
Due to the nature of the resonance of the deflectors, also known as Deflection Resonators or DeR's, the end result is a constantly modulating shield, which changes frequency nearly infinitely, as long as the shield is turned on. This effect happens whether a shield system is capable of modulation or not. This effect can be harnessed to use smaller, more efficient, single-channel systems to produce a constantly modulated field, giving a shield overall greater power compared to what it would normally have.

==== Effects on Fold Systems ====
The DeR's allow a ship to produce a larger Fold 'bubble' than a Fold system is normally capable of which allows more items to be 'towed'. Note the System does not increase the speed at which the ship's Fold system can make the ship 'travel'

==== Effects on Warp Systems ====
Similar to the effects on Fold, the DeR's will increase the Warp system's 'bubble' size, allowing more items to be 'towed'. However, the DeR's inherent modulation capabilities will increase Warp rates, causing the system to operate at a higher efficiency, meaning a smaller Warp system may be used in place of a larger one. For every DeR, it takes the Warp system thirty seconds to charge, meaning that the minimum charge time will be 2 minutes, with the maximum being six.