Yeah, i thought about the bouncing issue for large and small ships in ast fields. Personally i thought in the end, isn't that more realistic, large ships would and possibly should actualy have trouble cruising in ast fields. Of course this could interfere with the fun factor of the game. Note i mentioned the idea has its problems. This was my major problem with the idea. If the shields started recharging before the end of the cruise charge up, you would at least get the first bounce without hull damage.