So I am listening to the newest Order 66 Podcast about starship combat. Good stuff so far, but something just caught me off guard . . .

Ships of silhouette 4 or smaller don't have port or starboard shields? They only have Fore and Aft to worry about?

:O :O :O

This pleases me . . .

Everything you've heard is true.

This does however not mean that they don't have shields that cover the port and starboard. Just that they are not independent from the fore and aft shields.

In other words, S5+ ships have 4 shield zones that cover 90 degrees each, and S4- ships have 2 shield zones that cover 180 degrees.

This does however not mean that they don't have shields that cover the port and starboard. Just that they are not independent from the fore and aft shields.

In other words, S5+ ships have 4 shield zones that cover 90 degrees each, and S4- ships have 2 shield zones that cover 180 degrees.

Correct, that was my understanding. This makes angling deflector shields and gaining the advantage a bit more important now. I'm intrigued to see how this plays out now as we have been playing wrong this entire time.