Not sure how Shields beats tanks either. Unlike Glaives, Bandits can hold their own against kodachi, but while fighting kodachis requires bandits to be spread out, that leaves them extremely vulnerable to blitzes, which the factory doesn't have a real way to deal with. Felons deal with them if they force an engagement but not super well since Blitzes are pretty tanky. Outlaws might deal with them, but both felons and outlaws are very slow. Shields reliance on massed force punishes them super hard in this matchup when there's very fast units that they have no hope of catching up to.