[Gryphin]

To test this I am guessing I would:
Create 4 different Escorts with
1 Engine
Master Computer
One with 1 Emissive Armor
One with 2 Emissive Armor
One with 3 Emissive Armor
One with 4 Emissive Armor

And a ship
Destroyer, (to pic a size)
6 Engines, (no reason not to)
1 beam weapon, (that does 20 HP
Run the Combat Simulator
Count the Hits befor it is destroyed

Create a 2nd Destroyer
with a beam weapon that does 40 HP

or am I making this too complicated?