Not really better for the whole server? Imo its better for the whole server if we go back to making each battalion have uniqueness rather than making them all the same but with a reskin lol. By making all battalions the same except for models like that, its just going to make it so the deciding factor on what battalion to join boil down to their lore, characters, and people in them which is ultimately going to harm the less traditionally popular battalions even more.
Either way, theres a middle ground to giving DU the uniqueness of their shields and making HVY a useful job. Also think that this should have to be approved by DU command given that this directly effects them. If you have to get battalion command to make a suggestion that ADDS to them, why shouldnt you have to get their permission to REMOVE from them.