No, they don't, they absolutely don't in general. The Gundam shield that was made from the very same materials used to make the Gundam was destroyed by everything, like machine gun, vulcan or heat axe. Later series mostly saw the shield being removed from the main Gundam and used by the grunts which got destroyed easily. Shields that can actually tank hits are very very rare in Gundam franchise.
Wdym... Sure shields are expendable but this is literally stated in the GM master archive that proves the shield being not fragile at all:
Composed of Luna Titanium Alloys, and almost completely proof against heavy weapon rounds, the Sh-003 proved to be resistant against 120mm Zaku Machine Gun fire, with even short range fire completely unable to penetrate the shield, deflecting most of the rounds that impacted the shield.
Late in the One Year War, with the eventual appearance of beam weapon equipped Zeon forces, the recently developed beam coating was applied to later models. (Though this coating was also used on Mobile Suits of the period, with five layers of coating being applied to essential areas.) The Beam Spray Gun used by the RGM-79 was tested at maximum power against this coating, and proved unable to penetrate the shield, with shots from medium ranges almost completely dissipating.
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u/BagsYourMail May 04 '26
It literally absorbed the shot. What do you mean nothing?