Build:Hull Plating
9.11 Hull Plating
Cost: 1 x Size Available: see table
The earliest defense for most spacefaring cultures is simply hull plating, nothing more than additional layers of physical protection used to stop incoming attacks. Although this raises a vessel’s Protection rating, it doesn’t diffuse damage very well. Vessels can continue using this once Deflector Shield technology becomes available, but it cannot be used with Hull Polarization technology.
Table
| Hull Plating |
SU | Protection | Threshold | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type I | 1 x Size | 7 | - | - |
| Type II | 1 x Size | 8 | - | 2058 |
| Type III | 1 x Size | 9 | - | 2072 |