CNF Jon Tenor
I think some of the ship classifications are a bit weird.

A 75H ship with the following items is described as a "Destroyer" despite it not having any offensive capability at all.

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| 1      Bridge (100) - 50 mus                                                |
| 1      Cargo Bay (134) - 25 mus                                            |
| 1      Exploration Module (136) - 40 mus                                    |
| 8      ISR Type 4 Engines (155) - 10 mus                                    |
| 1      Jump Drive (175) - 50 mus                                            |
| 6      Quarters (131) - 25 mus                                              |
| 4      Sensor mkII (104) - 10 mus                                          |
| 161    Shields (115) - 10 mus                                              |
| 10      Thrust Engine (160) - 20 mus                                        |


Not going to destroy much :-)
Mica Goldstone
Presumably due to the amount of ordnance (shields).
Why so many shields?
CNF Jon Tenor
It seems strange to include shields as "ordnance", though.

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Why so many shields?


It's about to attempt to rescue some ships in an asteroid field.