Inertial Dampening Field

Inertial dampeners are essential to starship operations, creating a field that counteracts the inertial forces that would otherwise crush the crew during high-speed maneuvers or sudden acceleration. Without this technology, even impulse travel would be fatal.

The system works by generating a subspace field that distributes inertial forces throughout the ship's mass rather than allowing them to affect crew and contents normally. When dampeners fail or are overwhelmed, crew experience the full force of the ship's acceleration, typically resulting in severe injury. The technology operates automatically and is integrated deeply into ship operations.