Are Star Wars ship shields a bubble or skin tight?

There seems some inconsistency with Star Wars shields. Personal/Planetary shields seems to be globe like as seen on CIS Droidika and the shield on the Death Star II or Scarif having shields that are projected in a globe around the object.

However starship shields seem to be skin tight, for example there are many shots of fighters making straffing runs on capital ships coming in tight and close with no issue and with dogfighting showing impacts closer to the hull and not on a 'globe' around the ship.

Is this just classic Star Wars poor explanation and continuity problems or is there an in-lore explanation for this?

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Best Answer

In star Wars they have both particle and ray shielding, particle shielding stops energy weapons while ray shielding stops physical objects. During the battle of scarrif an x-wing crashed into the shield like it was a solid object . Other times laser fire passes through and hits the starship, like in return of the jedi.

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How do ship shields work in Star Wars?

An ISD1 can unleash more than 6E19 joules (14,000 megatons) of energy with a full broadside. If an ISD can withstand at least one full broadside from another ISD, then this would mean that the burst energy capacity of a Star Destroyer's shields is probably in the range of 1E19 joules.

How strong are Star Wars shields?

The shield was projected by a small generator and formed a dome that could protect several individuals. The portable shield could deflect any blaster fire coming from outside or inside. However, because it was designed as a shield for ground troops, it allowed solid objects and people to pass through it.

Can you walk through shields in Star Wars?

Deflector shields, also known as deflector screens, deflectors or simply shields, were translucent or transparent energy fields produced by deflector shield generators. These generators could be placed on planets, droids, starships, space stations and individual buildings.

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