Yes PF gives you a 3.75% def bonus solo. You also can edit mids database to show the def bonus.
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"- Chesty Puller US Marine Corps
nice, thanks 
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You can Edit Mid database by
going to Options, Advanced, Database Editor.
Then a small window will pop up.
click the top buttom Main Database Editor.
The a big window will pop up. On the left
you will see all of the AT powers find Scrappers Defense.
Then click on Shield Defense, then click on Phalanx Fighting.
then click the Edit buttom on the bottom right.
The another window will pop up.
In the lower part of the Window you will see Power Scaling.
Set that to 0 to 3.
That will show you how much defense you can have solo with PF.
You will need to do this for Brutes and Tanks too.
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"- Chesty Puller US Marine Corps
it looks like mids automatically assumes u have one teamate near u. is there any way to bypass this? does phalanx fightin have a bonus to defense w/o a teammate near and if so, what percent?
RED CAP DAGGERS: if you want them red side on infinity, send a pm i have the mission to get them for dual blades.