Holtzman Shield

Item from Dune by Frank Herbert

A personal force field that stops any fast-moving object but admits slow penetration — the technology that transformed all combat in the Imperium into the art of the slow blade.

Also known as: Holtzman field, personal shield, body shield

What They Know

• Stops fast objects, admits slow ones — the 'slow blade penetrates the shield'
• Lasgun contact produces a pseudo-atomic explosion — both parties die
• On Arrakis, activated shields drive sandworms into a killing frenzy from vast distances
• Shield-trained fighters are at a disadvantage against Fremen who fight without shield assumptions
• The generator can be tuned to different speeds — too slow and you can't move; too fast and blades get through
• Shields are standard equipment for all trained fighters in the Imperium outside Arrakis

Connections

• used_by — sardaukar
• used_by — atreides

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