SHIP COMPONENT
 
Primative Carapace(#5117)
 
 Category  Armor  Type  Bio
 Technology Prerequisite(s)  NONE
 Project Prerequisite(s)  NONE
 Race Prerequisite(s)  ALL RACES
 Level  1
 Defense Rating  20  HP Multiplier  2.66
 Effect  Beam Defense +5%
PSI Defense -20%
 
 This is the basic hull that all ships are built with. It has some benefit for defense, but its main purpose is to keep outside things outside, and inside things in. This is a reasonable goal for any beginning fleet, however, if one truly wants to be powerful, you must have better armor than this.