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Originally posted by Trachmyr:
True, but you get 600KT transports before you get 600KT battlecruisers. I know you don't have to use 600KT, but you can transport a high starting population to your new planet, plus a repair module in case it takes damage to the armor.
Unless you are trying to put enough armor on the ship to go safely through multiple damaging warp points, you only need the space provided by the light cruiser (400KT).