Re: Questions above emissive armor
I've finally figured out the main advantage of stealth and/or scattering armor over regular armor (well, besides the (small) defense bonus & (minor) cloaking ability of Stealth Armor (scattering armor blocks long-range scanners, but who really uses long range scanners?)) : it's only ONE component for repair! Yeah, this sounds obvious at first, but there was a whole thread on the fact that Armor III provides more protection per kT than Stealth or Scattering Armor. BUT, if you're trying to repair that ship after the armor has been damaged, it's much faster to repair one Stealth Armor (with it's 100 pts. damage resistance, IIRC) than three Armor III's (with 40 pts. damage resistance each). Especially if the ship has taken more than just armor damage...
Unfortunately, I agree about the emissive armor - it's just not worth it, since it's too easy to overload the damage resistance.
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