>>23447006
athrun shoulder rams the gaia during the brief time that he pilots a leftover ZAKU, and it causes the gaia to drop its beam rifle

>I think Phase Shift made shield bashing less relevant because it would absorb the physical impact
it still knocks the enemy off balance and physically rattles the pilot, even if it doesn't do any damage to the MS itself. that said, phase shift armor isn't really common enough for shield bashing to be obsolete