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I think that the game has the component % already in it.
You can't put as many shield components, due to size of the ship and the component, on an escort than you can with a Battleship.
I think that it fine the way it is.
What are you talking about??
The game definitely does not have % tonnage in it.
The best use for this would be to make Dreadnaught engines weigh 100KT each, while Escort engines are only 10KT.
It would only make sense to require a bigger engine on a bigger ship, see?
As it is now, 20KT worth of engines will propel a baseship at the same speed as an escort!!!