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The post above me is simply not true.  Shield Generators consider the total mass of the ship, including modules and cargo.

You can test this out by buying a shield generator that is just barely big enough for your ship, and then buying cargo to tip it over the edge, and watch your generator go offline.

Instead of thinking about the shields as a blanket to cover your ship, think of it more as a coke bottle.  When you have a higher mass, it is like exposing the coke bottle to cold air.  The bottle begins to contract, and is more easily influenced by outside forces.  Expose the bottle to warm air (lesser mass) and the bottle expands, eventually becoming almost impervious to outside forces.  

This comparison is more easily understood when you think about the effect of mass in a zero gravity vacuum.  The ship itself affects the shield strength with its own gravimetric fields.