The Mon’ten Ballistic Shield is a tool primarily used by Neshaten's law enforcement agencies and is nothing more than a slab of sturdy metal with a basic optics system to further protect the wielder and subsequently anybody behind them.
The Mon’ten, as it is commonly called, is a 2-foot-tall stab of steel with a layer of Titanium over the front – a multi-spectrum optical sensor capable of low-light, infrared, ultra-violet and regular visual input1) is mounted where a viewscreen usually is, behind ballistic-grade polymers and linked up to a sturdy screen on the backside of the shield. The main handle of the Mon’ten shield has a dial to swap between visual inputs and also houses the small battery pack of the unit2) with a secondary handle for the user to use if they need to.
The shield resembles a rectangle for the most part, with a slight taper inwards at the top to assist either the wielder with firing their own gun from cover or somebody behind them doing so, the taper allows them to point the gun over easily without having to expose as much of their body to get the same firing angles.
The shield itself is rather heavy and understandably so with its Tier 3, Heavy Personnel rating for anything but the polymer layer over the camera, which is slightly weaker due to the fact it isn't comprised of the strong metal the rest of the unit is made from.
The shield is used just like any other, hefted by the handle/s with a power button sitting on the end of the main handle along with a dial to swap visual modes for the onboard camera and display – the power cell is accessed by unscrewing the opposite end of this handle.