Does Lance shield only absorb of a portion of incoming dmg?

I accidentally slaughtered a Lance with a Thunder Carny due to being locked-on to another player behind him. The auto-aim appeared to elevate the angle of my thunders, combined with a slight high-ground advantage, to be just enough for about half of the flak to get above the Lance's shield. I'll bet he was super-pist too. I mention this only as a compelling example that shields can only do so much. I have also run circles around many heavy bots and shielded bots with both my Thunder Carny and Plasmahad and was able to shoot around their shields via sheer maneuverability.

The Lancelot has the smallest shield coverage as a percentage of its top and frontal body compared to the other two Britbots. It also has a shield that significantly protrudes from the lower body of the bot - which is why Lancelots take full damage when you fire at them when you are below them. The best example of this when you are on the ground on Yamantau and a Lance us coming dowm either of the side ramps from the elevated paths and onto the center beacon --- easy kill for you as the gap between the body and shield leaves the Lance completely exposed.

The Lance is also hit on its wide top by any missile if the strike occurs and the Lance s moving in a forward direction. There s no defense to missiles hitting your top except by moving backwards (shield directly facing missile path) to the missile's approach path - any other direction of movement will result in a partial missile strike on the top.

Lastly, about the 2 scenarios you mentioned, both Thunder Carnage and Tri-Taran Fujin are 2 of the most potent setups you will normally meet --- not much as more DPM and both have an Ancile that makes killing them take longer if you aren't using plasma. In both scenarios, I can say that losing your Kanye shield and taking damage is a normal hazard, as these DPM of both targets is suffiecient to cause that much damage.