the idea is good - but there are also other ways - some tested so far. - either way, ... i don t think we can do it for 4.85 - cause at some point, one must ignore even good suggestions in order to get it finished at some time... .
about the possibility - since vanilla ships drop their shields when they jettison stuff - i think there s switch that could drop the shields when they cruise, too - so i would believe that its possible to link the shield drop to an event.