Which is tougher, Earth's Iris or Atlantis Shield

[Avatar28]

It's come close at least one other time, though, when Sokar was attacking it with his particle beam. I'm pretty sure a shield would not have been harmed. Likewise, there have been times where there has been radiation leakage coming through the iris, enough the gateroom wasn't really safe. I don't think the shield would have allowed that through.

[newtrekker]

I would say the Atlantis shield, cause it can't rust like the Iris can. But the Atlantis shield does have it's flaws. But I think they would have a back up power source like a naquadah generator to power the shield when the main power source is gone.

[Naonak]

Definitely the shield from Atlantis' gate. It's an energy field, so will pretty much stop anything (unless it's one of those weird speed things, like some Goa'uld shields). It looks pretty strong too.
The iris has been in trouble loads:

• It got destroyed by the black hole ('A Matter of Time'), although a black hole would probably screw with a shield too
• Nearly got destroyed by Sokar's particle weapon ('Serpent's Song')
• Radiation can leak through ('Chain Reaction')

The particle weapon would have no effect on a forcefield, and radiation can't leak through.

[pyrodude]

I do think that the iris is the weaker of the two as most of you do.

But consider this, we have seen shields ancient based shields defeated before by drones (i.e. Anubis' fleet) so the shield around the gate may be able to be breached too. Also a shield uses a lot of power whereas the iris does not need much at all. Well it only needs enough power to close it then it uses none to protect the base.

So I would say that the shield maybe stronger but the iris is actually a better solution.

[Naonak]

But consider this, we have seen shields ancient based shields defeated before by drones (i.e. Anubis' fleet)

I think the shields on Anubis' ships were still mostly Goa'uld technology, just beefed up a bit by Anubis. I think proper Ancient shields would be able to withstand pretty much anything, if they had a power source.

[pyrodude]

Guess so, still the shield hasnt been up agaist a black hole or anything so we dont know how good it really is and what its limits are. Also as you said having the shield is one thing, you need the power for it aswell.

[Aroura-Gate]

Weve seen the shield up with out power remember the storm when Atlantis getes invaded after Shepereds dissabled the genorators he puts the shield up

[Major Tyler]

I'm pretty sure the Gate Shield's power is tied to the Gate itself. As long as the Stargate has power, the shield will have power. Since the Stargate can't be open without power, everytime a wormhole is established, the shield will work.

[Pharaoh Atem]

I'm going to say the shield

remember rising the darts went thought the gate with the jumper and hit the shield

i don't think the iris would had held against two darts

[Aroura-Gate]

or colesd as quikly

[Pharaoh Atem]

or closed as quickly

wouldn't that be funny having the tip of a dart stuck in the middle of a closing iris until the gate shut down and the ship destroyed

[Aroura-Gate]

Lol

[Naonak]

i don't think the iris would had held against two darts

I don't see why not - the iris stops things from reconstructing properly, so it wouldn't actually feel the force of the two darts speeding into the gate.

[Aroura-Gate]

First off the Iris is posisened nano meters in front of the event horizzon. so yeah it would

[IcyNeko]

wouldn't that be funny having the tip of a dart stuck in the middle of a closing iris until the gate shut down and the ship destroyed

It couldn't happen. The entire dart has to enter the gate before it reintegrates.

See 38 minutes, Atlantis season 1.