MMA Testudo Shield

The MMA Testudo shield is a powerful static defense tool. Taking design concepts from both the MerrWeapons WorldArmor 9, the DSS-02, and even the CoMar SLD-26, it provides an excellent defense for those worlds that cannot afford planetary weaponry, or who prefer to choose a cheaper shield than the expensive shutter varieties.

As an encasing shield, it is more akin to armor than shields since the unit provides a solid "wall" of protection. However, encasing shields do not allow "friendly fire" to penetrate except through permanently assigned gaps in the energy field. Accordingly, these gaps, called firing slots or fire gaps, are high-priority targets and many of these systems have no fire gaps at all.