[quote=@Lauder]
<Snipped quote by Willy Vereb>

I realize EMP is energy, I never denied that. However, I am simply proposing that if it were in a missile form, would it not pass through the energy shielding?
[/quote]As said before most kinds of shields cover all kinds of attacks. Even if not the energy shield, then the other layer of different kind of shield. Many sci-fi factions rely on shields to withstand attacks and panic when they are about to give in.