I want to know your definition of a 'horde' of tartarians before commenting on wheter I'm that 'someone' you're referring to or not.
More seriously, I also have my doubts about equiping your trampling SC's with two shields. While I suppose it does help survivability, all your opponent has to do is send an equal sized oponent at you, and you're stuck with the aptly named 'useless kick'. I very much doubt your two shields will do more than gain you a bit of time in such a situation.