Heavy Duty Armour

Heavy Duty Armour is an engineer modification that can be applied to Bulkheads. It increases overall hull strength at the cost of increased mass.

It is available in 5 grades, with the highest grade offering up to 30% increase in hull strength.

NOTE: Any mass reduction/increase is not applied to the default stock Lightweight Alloys.

Availability

This modification can be applied by the following engineers, up to the maximum specified grade:

• Liz Ryder (Grade 1)
• Petra Olmanova (Grade 5)
• Selene Jean (Grade 5)

Grade 1

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Explosive Resistance	0%	+1%	Positive
Hull Boost	+4%	+10%	Positive
Kinetic Resistance	0%	+1%	Positive
Mass	+8%	0%	Negative
Thermal Resistance	0%	+1%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Carbon

Grade 2

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Explosive Resistance	+1%	+2%	Positive
Hull Boost	+8%	+15%	Positive
Kinetic Resistance	+1%	+2%	Positive
Mass	+16%	+5%	Negative
Thermal Resistance	+1%	+2%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Carbon
• 1 x Shield Emitters

Grade 3

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Explosive Resistance	+2%	+4%	Positive
Hull Boost	+12%	+20%	Positive
Kinetic Resistance	+2%	+3%	Positive
Mass	+24%	+10%	Negative
Thermal Resistance	+2%	+3%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Carbon
• 1 x High Density Composites
• 1 x Shield Emitters

Grade 4

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Explosive Resistance	+4%	+5%	Positive
Hull Boost	+16%	+25%	Positive
Kinetic Resistance	+3%	+4%	Positive
Mass	+32%	+15%	Negative
Thermal Resistance	+3%	+4%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Proprietary Composites
• 1 x Shielding Sensors
• 1 x Vanadium

Grade 5

Primary Effects

Attribute	Min	Max	Benefit
Explosive Resistance	+5%	+7%	Positive
Hull Boost	+20%	+30%	Positive
Kinetic Resistance	+4%	+6%	Positive
Mass	+40%	+20%	Negative
Thermal Resistance	+4%	+5%	Positive

Materials Required

• 1 x Compound Shielding
• 1 x Core Dynamics Composites
• 1 x Tungsten