ok seems we have some commandos running around saying shields are bad. well lets just see.
i live by shields in sloucho great stats awesome armor anyways here are pics that show stats with and with out also im using a +50 armor implant
With Shield
http://i55.tinypic.com/34erp8x.png
Without shield with what stats Graviton Ripper apply
http://i53.tinypic.com/2s8pmvn.png
well there it is you choose which is the best, but do not judge commandos when they use shields to me their helping the group.
also heres a pic of the shields if you havent seen them
http://i51.tinypic.com/15oeclx.png