[Spaceships] Missile shield vs. ramming: two questions

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Agemegos

Yes. And if it had been established that the damage ratings of Spaceships' weapons reflected depth of penetration into spaceships that would mean that a width modifier ought to be applied. I don't know whether it has; if you believe so, go ahead.

As armor is linear in thickness, and damage is linear in armor penetration, the obviously implication is that damage rating indicates depth of penetration.

Originally Posted by Michael Thayne

Possibly this rule is mainly only useful for resolving big rapid-fire attacks.

The intent is mostly for 50 guys shooting assault rifles at a freighter to be a sanely resolvable situation.