Nimitz Reactor

 is a defense slot upgrade available to the Vanguard. It is unlocked and upgraded using Certification Points.

While attached, a Nimitz Reactor adds a layer of shielding with 1000 health, in exchange for simultaneously removing the Vanguard's 1000 bonus standard health. This shield functions similarly to that of an infantryman, being unable to be manually repaired but instead automatically regenerating after a period of time in which the vehicle has not taken damage.

The shield's two recharge delays stack, causing the shield's true recharge delay when broken to lie between 21 and 15 seconds, based on the rank of the upgrade.

Certifications
"Replaces a portion of the vehicle's health with a quickly recharging shield"

History

 * August 28, 2019 Update
 * Replaces 1000 Vanguard health in exchange for a quick-recharging shield layer of the same value.
 * Recharges 100 shield health per second at all ranks.
 * Rank 1: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 15 seconds when shield is broken.
 * Rank 2: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 12 seconds when shield is broken.
 * Rank 3: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 11 seconds when shield is broken.
 * Rank 4: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 10 seconds when shield is broken.