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'''Flare Shields''' are rare and specialized systems only understood by the most astute adepts of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. A Flare Shield is a directional electromagnetic flux field generator from the [[Dark Age of Technology]], supposedly from a source best left forgotten. These shields lack anything like the defensive power of a [[Titan]]'s or warships [[Void Shield]]s, but are able to deflect and disperse glancing or diffuse impacts and can reduce the power of a focused strike. Flare shields have the advantage that they can be mounted on much smaller vehicles than void shields, so long as their mounts are equipped with a rapid-cycling reactor of sufficient power such as the Mechanicum-built [[Jocasta]] grav-attack craft and [[Knight]] walkers.{{Fn|1}}
At the [[M41|41st Millenium]] even the most advanced [[Tech-Priest]]s occasionally made it their life's work to recover even a part of these long-lost treasures not even speaking about understanding their work principles.{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 239
*{{Endn|2}}: [[ Imperial Armour Volume 2 - Second Edition]], pg. 113
[[Category:Equipment (Adeptus Mechanicus)]]
