The shield turret is already rarely used and it isn't really good either. I really like the concept of it but I think the shields shouldn't die from just one single hit. This won't save you from rapid firing weapons like Neutron Blasters or Swarm Missile Launchers that fire 8 missiles at a time.

I suggest making the individual shields stronger so that they can take multiple hits before they explode. Maybe make it 4 or 8 hits so they can be useful against swarms or rapid fire energy weapons.

+1 to improve

Other possibilities:

-Increase area of shield over time while simultaneously reducing armor (so it gets bigger and weaker over time)
-decrease velocity so that they hang around longer closer to ship
-increase concussive force ten fold
-put the word "nope" on the surface

+1

If it gets a buff, I'd counter it also needs a weight increase; its currently only 10kg, which seems contrary to its potential usefulness. It can spam shots at high speeds over a large area, after all. 200kg to 500kg each?

I'm not opposed to increasing its soak damage, decreasing velocity, or increasing concussive blast of the shield [though i wouldnt want all of those to be raised, at least at first].

Maybe its just me, but the sound created by bubbles being launched from this thing are very loud...

+1 make this thing useful