Changes: Deployable Shield

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"Deployable crouch-height cover that blocks all weapon damage."
— In-game description

The Deployable Shield is a Defender-exclusive equipment found in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. The Deployable Shield is a collapsible waist-high buletproof metal shield that can be placed by Defenders to create additional cover.

Tiny bulletproof window slits are built into the Deployable Shield, allowing both sides to see through the Shield. Players directly behind the Shield get a much larger vision advantage, though Stun Grenades will also disorient those who saw the flash through the windows.

Deployable Shields snap to adjacent walls and doorways when deploying. In the case of doorways, the Shields block an entire standard-width doorway completely. They provide more solid cover than the wooden Barricades, and forces Attackers to vault over them or destroy them with explosives. Oddly enough however, two cannot be placed side by side in a double width doorway, unless they are placed simultaneously on each side by two separate Defenders.

Deployable Shields are bulletproof, but not explosive proof, and will be instantly destroyed by explosions. Explosive gadgets include:

Frag Grenades
Impact Grenades
Nitro Cells
Breach Charges
Claymores
Ash's Breaching Rounds
Thermite's Exothermic Charges
Fuze's Cluster Charges
Kapkan's Entry Denial Devices
Hibana's X-KAIROS pellets, though they cannot deploy on the shield
Zofia's KS79 LIFELINE's Impact Grenades
Goyo's Volcán Shields
Kali's LV Lances
Wamai's Mag-NETs
Ace's SELMAs

Aside from explosive gadgets, shields can also be destroyed by the following gadgets:

Sledge's Breaching Hammer
Maverick's Breaching Torch
Nomad's Airjabs, specifically the defenders launched from them

Standing on top of a Shield will instantly destroy the shield; this is a measure to prevent players from using Shields as a platform to stand on, as the top of the Shield contains a very thin platform that could be vaulted onto from the side and stood on.

The undeployed shield carried in the hand can still block bullets and melee attacks, albeit at an impractically small level.

Goyo carries an explosive version of the Shield.

Gallery

Patch Changes

Update 4.3.0; September 11, 2019 Patch: Deployable Shield reworked.

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+The '''Deployable Shield''' is a Defender-exclusive equipment found in ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]''. The Deployable Shield is a collapsible waist-high buletproof metal shield that can be placed by Defenders to create additional cover.
-{{Quote|Deployable crouch-height cover that blocks all weapon damage.|In-game description}}
+Tiny bulletproof window slits are built into the Deployable Shield, allowing both sides to see through the Shield. Players directly behind the Shield get a much larger vision advantage, though [[Stun Grenade/Siege|Stun Grenades]] will also disorient those who saw the flash through the windows.
-The '''Deployable Shield''' is a waist high piece of equipment the can be placed by Defenders. When placed in a suitable area it acts like an additional wall, protecting the person behind from bullets and explosives. It can also be used to obstruct doorways and entrances, slowing the Attackers down and giving more protection than a normal [[Barricade]].
+Deployable Shields snap to adjacent walls and doorways when deploying. In the case of doorways, the Shields block an entire standard-width doorway completely. They provide more solid cover than the wooden [[Barricade]]s, and forces Attackers to vault over them or destroy them with explosives. Oddly enough however, two cannot be placed side by side in a double width doorway, unless they are placed simultaneously on each side by two separate Defenders.
-Unfortunately, this protection works both ways. The shield blocks the field of view for the operative behind it, forcing them to either stand up or tilt to one side to see. While this will present a smaller target to the enemy, it will lead to instant kills for any bullets that do hit.
+Deployable Shields are bulletproof, but not explosive proof, and will be instantly destroyed by explosions. Explosive gadgets include:
-The undeployed shield carried in the hand can still block bullets, albeit at an impractically small level.
+*[[Frag Grenade/Siege|Frag Grenades]]
+*[[Impact Grenade]]s
+*[https://rainbowsix.fandom.com/wiki/C4/Siege Nitro Cells]
+*[[Breach Charge/Siege|Breach Charges]]
+*[[Claymore/Siege|Claymores]]
+*[[Ash|Ash's]] Breaching Rounds
+*[[Thermite|Thermite's]] Exothermic Charges
+*[[Fuze|Fuze's]] Cluster Charges
+*[[Kapkan|Kapkan's]] Entry Denial Devices
+*[[Hibana|Hibana's]] X-KAIROS pellets, though they cannot deploy on the shield
+*[[Zofia|Zofia's]] KS79 LIFELINE's Impact Grenades
+*[[Goyo|Goyo's]] Volcán Shields
+*[[Kali|Kali's]] LV Lances
+*[[Wamai|Wamai's]] Mag-NETs
+*[[Ace|Ace's]] SELMAs
+Aside from explosive gadgets, shields can also be destroyed by the following gadgets:
-{{Siege Weapons}}
+*[[Sledge|Sledge's]] Breaching Hammer
+*[[Maverick|Maverick's]] Breaching Torch
+*[[Nomad|Nomad's]] Airjabs, specifically the defenders launched from them
+Standing on top of a Shield will instantly destroy the shield; this is a measure to prevent players from using Shields as a platform to stand on, as the top of the Shield contains a very thin platform that could be vaulted onto from the side and stood on.
+The undeployed shield carried in the hand can still block bullets and melee attacks, albeit at an impractically small level.
+[[Goyo]] carries an explosive version of the Shield.
+{{Clear}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Deployable Shield Rework Concept 1.jpeg
+Deployable Shield Rework Concept 2.jpeg
+Deployable Shield Rework Concept 3.jpeg
+Deployable Shield Rework Concept 4.jpeg
+Deployable-shield-image.jpg|Deployable Shield pre-rework
+</gallery>
+==Patch Changes==
+{{Patch Changes|
+*{{Patch|[[Rainbow Six Siege patches/Patch 4.3.0|Update 4.3.0; September 11, 2019]]|Deployable Shield reworked.}}
+}}
+{{Weapons/R6Siege}}
+__NOTOC__
 [[Category:Gadgets of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege]]