What affect does artillery have on shields?

[Consuela]

Shields block a percentage of arrows, but what about artillery damage? I just want to make sure.

Edit - Consensus is that a shield has no effect on an explosive cannon ball or any artillery. Just wanted to make sure there was no strange game mechanic there. Thanks!

[Sins]

What shields do specifically is block a percentage of missiles.

So try and imagine you hold up your shield as someone fires a cannonball at you, and that's pretty much how it works in game.

[gachi is manly]

They block small arms fire only.

[Wyvern]

shields do nothing vs explosive and artillery fire. Vs missiles they randomly block some, with a percentage chance to do so. So while a 55% shield should on average block 55% of shots, you may randomly luck out/get super unlucky and take way more/less damage from small arms.

[davidsmithpsn]

Nothing, a shield won't stop a cannon ball or a stone lobbed into the sky.

[Yellowdragon]

My brother's try blocking a cannon ball shot 200 miles per hour from 40 yards with a shield.

He died. I hated him anyway so I didn't mind.

[Hieronymous]

In Rome I, I once thought to myself "Can a teustudo formation block a ballista bolt?"

Protip - it does not.

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by TanksK the tactical feeder:

a cannon ball shot 200 miles per hour

Slowest. Cannon ball. EVER.

[Brother PaciFist]

What effect does have artillery on shields? BOOOOOM and laughter from the cannon crew.

[Dreagon]

Originally posted by DasaKamov:

Originally posted by TanksK the tactical feeder:

a cannon ball shot 200 miles per hour

Slowest. Cannon ball. EVER.

And it was still lethal.