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Originally Posted by Eratas123
Irish: *Looks at Wavehawk's message* NOOOOOOO!~  |
- ....baka.
IS Shields work differently from conventional armor. For conventional armor I woudl recommend a discarding sabot--eg a bullet that has a much smaller (usually tungsten) needle tip that penetrates armor by being propelled faster than the sabot it was jacketed in (See Discarding Sabot for a full explanation).
Now this won't work on Is because the shield isn't a physical object but a form of energy. While the sabot will do damage, it probably won't be a lot, and will definitely not penetrate the shield to injure the person inside (which is the point of discarding sabot rounds in the first place). For IS shields, you really will have to chip away at it until the energy supply runs out.
Anyone who's played Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram can probably think of the IS shielding much like the V-Armor used by Virtuaroids in that game: smaller or glancing shots will be deflected with little to no damage, it requires a direct and powerful hit to deplete said armor.