Shield Recharge
Section 340 of 608
Action Cost: 1 AP — roll 4d10 at 7+/x4 to restore missing SH.
The Rule
A unit with one or more missing Shield (SH) points may perform a Shields Back Online action. Spend 1 AP and roll 4d10. For each successful roll of 7+, restore 1 missing SH to the unit. A unit cannot restore more SH than its current maximum Shield value.
Explanation
Combined Shields: for a multi-base unit using Combined Shields, restored SH is returned to the unit's Combined Shield pool. The unit cannot restore its Combined Shields above the maximum allowed by its current number of surviving bases. Destroyed bases do not contribute SH to this maximum.
Example
A unit has SH 8 but currently has only 3 SH remaining. It spends 1 AP to perform Shields Back Online and rolls: 3 · 7 · 8 · 10. Three dice succeed on 7+. The unit restores 3 SH, increasing its current Shields from 3 to 6.
Designer Commentary
Capping restoration at the current maximum prevents overshielding, while the fixed 4d10 pool keeps the action predictable and fast to resolve.