Tactical Shield

Tactical shield is a counter to weak weaponry and black holes.

Properties
Tactical Shields will block most projectile weapons while the shield is up. Black Holes cannot instantly kill the Tactical Shield's Area Shield.

The shield it stop regenerating for a few seconds while its down.

The Tactical Shield's Area Shield does not benefit from Flash Charge.

Tactical Shield, Mega Shield, and Base Shield technology are the only Area Shields in the game.

Strategies

 * Tactical Shield is great for blocking weak incoming shots.
 * Tactical Shield is an excellent counter to Hades, because despite the fact that the Tactical Shield itself can be instantly killed, the shield it projects cannot.
 * Tactical Shield can withstand a few types of mediums and turrets, such as Quad Micromissiles or Athena.
 * Tactical Shield and Phalanx can resist almost all weapon types, including artillery fire.
 * If against Cloud on campaign, Tactical Shield can prevent your base from Freeze.

Countering Tactical Shield

 * Cobra will instantly kill the Area Shield if it comes into contact with it.
 * Beam weapons will completely ignore the Area Shield.
 * EMP, Iridium, Neutron, and Force Rounds deal increased damage against the shield. Coupled with sheer numbers of projectiles, the Tactical Shield's Shield can die extremely quickly from EMP weapons.

Trivia

 * Tactical Shield shares similar properties with Obliterate Everything 2's Minor Shield, as they both blocked projectiles, couldn't be instantly killed by black holes, and couldn't block beam weapons.
 * The icon for Flash Charge is the Tactical Shield from the top view, at full charge.
 * Archangel is the only ship with a built-in Tactical Shield