Variable Defense Shield-

At first glance this looks like a slight variant of the
active shield unit and in many ways the Variable
Defense Shield is based on that architecture.

Designed for moderate to heavy sized zoids the Variable
defense shield consists of three pieces.  First and
most obvious are the two high output shield generator
panels.  

These two panels on reinforced support arms project a
semi-spherical energy barrier akin to the energy shield
utilized by the Liger series.  These shields while not
encompasing the entire zoid can cover from one quarter to 
one half of the zoid depending on its size and can be 
slid around a spherical plane encircling the zoid 
allowing the pilot to carefully choose which areas 
to protect.  When extra reinforcement is needed the two
shields can be overlapped for a single barrier of
extraordinary defensive abillity.

The panels and supporting arms themselves are also 
covered in heavy armor correcting a flaw with the
predecessor active shield unit,

The third and final piece is a simple wrack of three
heavy missiles which pack double the explosive power
of standard issue general purpose missiles.