Here’s an old, but related suggestion. We’ve already went into more detail there, but that post is old, so it’s preferable if you don’t reply on that discussion.
To sum up what I said, there should be three types of shield:
- A riot shield, a two handed plexiglass shield that provides high visiblity, protects against melee weapons and somewhat against projectile weapons, and is large enough to protect from head to toe.
- A tactical shield, a small one handed shield that provides moderate visibility, protects fairly well against melee attacks and gunfire, and is only large enough to cover part of the body.
- A ballistic shield, a two handed shield that provides limited visibility, protects very well against melee attacks and gunfire, and is large enough to protect from head to toe.