Shields

Each hull zone has its own shield dial and maximum shield value. The number displayed on the shield dial indicates the hull zone’s remaining shields.

Each ship begins the game with its shield dials set to the maximum shield values shown in the corresponding hull zones.
When a ship spends, loses, or recovers shields, rotate the shield dial to indicate the shields remaining in that hull zone.
A hull zone cannot have more shields than its maximum shield value, and it cannot recover a shield if it is at its maximum shield value.
A hull zone cannot have fewer than zero shields, and it cannot lose a shield if it has none remaining ^[1].