Equipment/Proposed/tactical anti-ballistic shield

From UFO:AI
< Equipment‎ | Proposed
Revision as of 07:18, 6 March 2008 by Androm (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

A ballistic shield or tactical shield is a hand-held shield that is capable of defeating handguns, shotguns and submachine guns. Less common are heavier and thicker rifle-protection shields that are mounted on wheels for ease of mobility. Ballistic shields have been used by law enforcement throughout the 20th Century, as a method of providing cover for other team members. Application of a high performance ceramic coating has led to a high resistance to plasma and particle beam weapons.