Standard Hull Plate armor is applied to naval units by the ton to achieve varying levels of armor protection. The amount of armor protection achieved by a given unit will vary depend on the amount of armor in the ship design and the tonnage of the ship in question. Armor makes a ship more difficult to destroy, adding more damage-absorbing capability than the armor tonnage would otherwise represent. Armor tonnage is the best way to make your ships more sturdy in battle, should enemy weapons breach the shields and other defensive systems present on the ship in question.
5 Steel
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