Deflector Shell

"Reinforced shields that defend against Kinetic based weapons, but are weak to other sources of damage."

General
The Deflector Shell is a ship shield that is highly resistant to Kinetic Damage, but takes increased damage from other sources. It can only be used on Altairian Hulls.

Note that its Recharge ability is useless upon losing shields.

Advantages
Like the Spectral Shell and Shockwave Shell, Deflector Shells have excellent shield energy and mass efficiency, even greater than that of the Harmonic Exophase Shield.

The Deflector Shell is also able to recharge its energy, affording an extra layer of protection in combat if the player is able to prevent his shields from being depleted.

Disadvantages
Deflector Shells recharge much more slowly compared to other shields like the Repulsor Shield, meaning that the player's ships are more vulnerable to repeated attacks, which will have a higher chance of fully depleting the player's shields.

Deflector Shells have negative resistance to other damage types, making them vulnerable against non-Kinetic damage, especially Alien and Plasma damage, which are extremely common in Alien Event Targets.

Trivia

 * Hulls with active Deflector Shells glow light-blue, similar to the Deflector Shield.
 * This is the only Altairian Shell to have a recharging ability.
 * The Deflector Shell was granted immunity to Kinetic Nebula Fields in the late April 2019 update.
 * Deflector Shell has received immunity to Alien and Plasma Nebula Fields in the early November 2019 update.
 * Its repair time was nullified as a result of the late September 2020 update, which updated the repair time of all Tier 7 ships to be invariant to equipment.