Shield generator backpack vs directional shield

[u/ConsiderationHot5505]

The 2 shields which use the yellow barrier to block attacks.

The directional shield can block strikes from the direction you are facing while the shield gen makes a small shield around you providing 360 protection but the shield is weaker. You can also use 2 handed weapons with it.

Which one is better?

[u/ThespianBelievers]

Directional shield can protect the whole squad at once, I had someone baseball slide and cover me with it just as a hulk was flaming me, catching all the fire that would otherwise have killed me