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Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
As for modified armor schemes, I have been using an 'internal armor' idea that appeared here some time ago. Just make 'plates' of armor (components with greater 'damage' points than 'size' points) without the armor ability. Place them in the ship with the functional components and they tend to soak up damage and keep the ship functioning longer. Unfortunatel I don't know how to get the AI to use them. 
See PvK's Proportions mod, it contains such an armor model for standard and emissive armor without armor ability. It works nicely.