Why most traders feel sad

[dodike]

Mhm, well, mention that next time, 1,760,000 armour sounded ludicrous.

Also, why don't you count shield batts, shield and shield recharge while you're at it?

But okay, fair enough. Although it makes the Bison and other transports sound way stronger than they actually are, like Unselie says, money is still on the gunboat/bomber.

Oh, sorry, I could have explained the formula the first time.

I was trying to point out that transports are tougher than they appear on a stats list. Also claims that a bomber can destroy a CAU8 Battletransports in less than a minute are very inaccurate. (3+ would be my estimation)

Counting shield bats and shield recharge is more complicated due to more variables but don't worry it only adds to survivability of a transport.

As for economy of armoring a transport it all comes down to personal preference and how much money can more expensive armor save you. It adds up over time.
I've spent about 2.5 billion credits armoring my transports. (I don't fly caps)