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aiken said:
Well, if the first engine will be destroyed in battle, inner armor could protect second engine of explosion consequences. 
note on ship: it's a nice one, but due to mirror effect the hull itself seems translucent in some places.
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True, and it also ensures a near miss on one engine pod won't carry through and hit the other one. Mainly though, it's an artistic condideration, it just looks better to have the armor plates in there rather than a big empty space..