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I was reading the tecnology tables of Jon Sullivan that ccmpare the effectiveness of different weapons at different ranges. When building a medium ship I had the choice of an using: 1) an inertial stablaizer, 2) a combination of armor+engines+manuverability to get to a beam defense rate (of 4 in this case - because it was early in the game). Neither of these methods used a shield at all.
My question is will the charts apply to defense rates that are created by using an alternative way of getting that defense rate - the same as when the defense rate was created by having a shield (of 4, in this case)? In other words is a shield of 4 the same as a defense rate of 4, or is one better than the other? All other things, such as ship size, being equal.
This is for MOO I.
Thanks for any responses.
My question is will the charts apply to defense rates that are created by using an alternative way of getting that defense rate - the same as when the defense rate was created by having a shield (of 4, in this case)? In other words is a shield of 4 the same as a defense rate of 4, or is one better than the other? All other things, such as ship size, being equal.
This is for MOO I.
Thanks for any responses.