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It's most noticeable between two opponents of somewhat comparable skill levels. Perhaps not as bad as the Sutinga, no, but that's virtue of the Sutinga's flat shape, in all likelihood.
Anyways, there's no point to arguing whether or not you 'felt' this or that - it's a fact that the Chameleon lacks a shield hitbox, and it's a fact that that creates an advantage for the ship. Perhaps the ship's other stats are subpar and end up compensating for that, I haven't flown it (except on a testing server) so I wouldn't know. However, that's a problem for others to solve.
It's merely worth noting that if we're discussing ship models and whether or not they can be balanced properly, it's best not to compare things to currently broken / not perfectly functioning ships.