Thinking out military shield shovel uses, tactics and more

Thinking out military shield shovel uses, tactics and more.

A couple of ideas:
It can be used to protect the side or front of the head.
It might be useful for peeking around corners or over cover walls, protecting parts of the head.
It could protect the back of the head if it can be strongly, fitted onto the backpack.
-Very useful for retreating etc.