[douglas]

No. In order to destroy crystalline armor, you must do more damage per shot than either the total shields from damage ability on the ship or the structure of one crystalline armor component. Anything less than both of those numbers is incapable of harming the ship, and could actually reduce the effect of a previous, more powerful shot. Of course, all of this is irrelevant if you get a few hits with shield disruptors and the ship doesn't have an intact shield generator any more.