Armour Hardness
Armour Hardness, also known as Armour Rating, is a value of a ships hull that plays a role in how much damage is dealt by weapon fire on said hull. It is based on the ship model and can not be altered by any outfitting or engineering options.
Effect on Damage
If the weapons Pierce Rating lies above the ships Hardness Rating the full damage will be dealt to the targeted ship. If not the damage will be calculated differently:
This means that a weapon will deal 24% of its damage in the worst case (with 18 Pierce and 75 Hardness), with the exception of the Cytoscrambler Burst Laser that deals 1.33-5.00% of its damage making it useless against hulls.
Armour Hardness Ratings
| Ship | Rating |
|---|---|
| Type-10 Defender | 75 |
| Imperial Cutter | 70 |
| Federal Corvette | |
| Fer-de-Lance | |
| Mamba | |
| Type-9 Heavy | 65 |
| Alliance Chieftain, Alliance Challenger, and Alliance Crusader | |
| Anaconda | |
| Python | |
| Beluga Liner | 60 |
| Federal Dropship, Federal Assault Ship, and Federal Gunship | |
| Imperial Clipper | |
| Krait MkII | 55 |
| Krait Phantom | |
| Orca | |
| Vulture | |
| Type-7 Transporter | 54 |
| Asp Explorer and Asp Scout | 52 |
| Keelback | 45 |
| Diamondback Explorer | 42 |
| Diamondback Scout | 40 |
| Cobra MkIII and Cobra MkIV | 35 |
| Viper MkIII and Viper MkIV | |
| Type-6 Transporter | |
| Dolphin | |
| Adder | |
| Imperial Courier | 30 |
| Imperial Eagle | 28 |
| Eagle MkII | |
| Hauler | 20 |
| Sidewinder MkI |
Armour Pierce Ratings
The Armour Pierce Rating depends on the type and class of the weapon used.
| Class independent | Weapon type | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mining Lasers | 18 | |
| Mines | 60 | |
| Missiles (normal and AX) | ||
| Remote Release Flak Launchers | ||
| Plasma Accelerators | 100 | |
| Railguns | ||
| Torpedoes | >100 | |
| Class dependent | Beam Lasers | 18-60 |
| Burst Lasers | 20-65 | |
| Pulse Lasers | ||
| Cannons | 30-90 | |
| Fragment Cannons | 20-45 | |
| Multi-Cannons | 22-68 | |
| Exceptions | Cytoscrambler Burst Laser | 1 |
| Enforcer Cannon (Multi-Cannon) | 30 |