Hello everyone,I playing long hours in this game

, I have a ?.
1)Armor > when in battle my ship gets hit.Other stuff gets destoyed first,like supplys & weapons instead of armor

. Can somebody give me answer as soon as possible?.
2)Shields > Theres weapons that skip shields ,But theres no shield comp in the game,but there is a shield teck in the research list?. Will there be any shield comps in a expanded mode?.
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