Sorry - I did not find a clear answer, so please allow me this (probably) beginners question:
I have an Eagle, without engineering, here: Eagle with 3A shields
This is one of my first builds, so don't be too critical. I used a 3A shield, as you can see, and it has 102 MJ. So far so good.
Now I am planning to build an Imperial Courier, and this is how I plan it: Imperial Courier - I plan 3C shields. This is how I plan it, but this lead to my question below:
My question: Both ships use a size 3 module for shields. For the sake of this question I did change my planned Imperial Courier to non engineered 3A shields: Imperial Courier with 3A shields for comparison.
The shields are both 3A, both have the same Optimal/Maximum mass and both ships are below optimal mass. The power draw is 2.52 MW in both cases. How come, that the Imperial Courier has 340 MJ shields, this is over three times more than the Eagle with the same shields and the same power draw??
How comes, that I need to spend the same power for 1/3 of the result on the Eagle? Is this a problem with the Coriolis shipyard? The Eagle actually exists, the Imp Courier exists not yet.
Could somebody please explain this or point me into the right direction? I did read a post/thread about optima/maximum mass with shields, thrusters and FSD, but this does not explain my question.
Thank you.
I have an Eagle, without engineering, here: Eagle with 3A shields
This is one of my first builds, so don't be too critical. I used a 3A shield, as you can see, and it has 102 MJ. So far so good.
Now I am planning to build an Imperial Courier, and this is how I plan it: Imperial Courier - I plan 3C shields. This is how I plan it, but this lead to my question below:
My question: Both ships use a size 3 module for shields. For the sake of this question I did change my planned Imperial Courier to non engineered 3A shields: Imperial Courier with 3A shields for comparison.
The shields are both 3A, both have the same Optimal/Maximum mass and both ships are below optimal mass. The power draw is 2.52 MW in both cases. How come, that the Imperial Courier has 340 MJ shields, this is over three times more than the Eagle with the same shields and the same power draw??
How comes, that I need to spend the same power for 1/3 of the result on the Eagle? Is this a problem with the Coriolis shipyard? The Eagle actually exists, the Imp Courier exists not yet.
Could somebody please explain this or point me into the right direction? I did read a post/thread about optima/maximum mass with shields, thrusters and FSD, but this does not explain my question.
Thank you.