Flak Shield

The Flak Shield is a handheld shield in the game Transformers: Fall of Cybertron that the player can use to shield themselves from damage. When activated, the player draws the shield and points it toward incoming fire. The shield will absorb a set amount of damage before failing. The player can also do a melee attack while holding the shield which causes enemies to be sent flying back.

Damage/Statistics
The Flak Shield melee does 135 damage, while the Regular Flak Shield can take 400 damage. A Flak Shield with Brute Force can take 550 damage.

Enhancements

 * Brute Force: Shield absorbs more damage.
 * Basher: Increases footspeed during Shield use.
 * Blastproof: Shield converts damage into health.

Strategies
The Flak Shield is an ability that is useful for giving you a moment of rest in a 1v1 battle or allowing you to get behind cover. It is worth noting that you can reload and switch weapons with the shield out. If that is what you want to do with your shield, use Brute Force to increase the time you have to reload. Another strategy is slowing enemies with the Corrosive Slime Cannon and using the Basher Ability to get close without taking to much damage. Finally, the Flak Shield is useful for taking out enemies with Whirlwind Melee. It blocks the melee damage they do and your shield bash pushes them back.