Yet more thoughts on nuclear dampers.
The bay/barbette/turret versions modified as discussed. This also allows them to be used to help cover other vessels nearbye, so a true area defence system becomes possible especially if you allow ranges greater than 30,000km.
Then you can have a proper nuclear damper field â perhaps use the same mechanics as for designing meson screens. The ND screen is what would protect from contact and proximity nuclear warheads as well as ND projectors being used against your powerplant systems.
Since it is a node/antinode system for an intruding ND projection to penetrate would be a matter of I imagine, frequency matching. So it either penetrates causing the effects previously discussed or it does not penetrate.
Another reason for having this type of screen. Nuclear dampers do not care where the ND warheads are (I donât remember ay ship design transporting them in a ND box) so you could destroy the warheads on a target vessel before it has even launched them.
Also the more systems a ship has to carry the more trade offs you will have to make in its design. Always a good thing for designers in TNE.
Antony