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Note that there does not seem to be any way to apply this information effectively in combat. When the shield is under attack, the changing value of the shield capacity makes it difficult to do a computation, let alone to make use of the results.

== Technical Section: Fitting Multiple Modules with Stacking Penalties ==

Suppose a ship's base Kinetic damage resistance is 40%. This means that its base Kinetic vulnerability is 60%. Now suppose that the pilot installs a module that reduces Kinetic vulnerability by 40%. This makes the reduction in vulnerability 40% of 60%, or 24%. And so the new vulnerability is 60% - 24%, or 36%.

Now suppose that second module is installed, and that this module has a bonus reduces Kinetic vulnerability by 30%. First, because these two modules alter the same attribute, a stacking penalty must be applied. This reduces the smaller module affect to 86.9% of 30%, or 26.1%.

Since the updated vulnerability from the first module was 36%, the new change in vulnerability is 26.1% of 36%, or 9.4%. This change is subtracted from 36% to get the new updated vulnerability of 26.6%.

This means that with these two modules installed, any kinetic hit will have 73.4% of its damage removed, while 26.6% of the damage will get through. Here is a summary:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" style="text-align: center"

! scope="col" width="100px" |

! scope="col" width="100px" | Base Kinetic Resistance

! scope="col" width="100px" | First Module

! scope="col" width="100px" | Second Module

|-

|Module Bonus|| - || 40% || 30%

|-

|Penalty|| none || none || 86.9%

|-

|Bonus with Penalty|| none || none || 26.1%

|-

|Current Vulnerability|| 60% || 60% || 36%

|-

|Change|| none || 24% || 9.4%

|-

|Updated Vulnerability|| 60% || '''36%''' || '''26.6%'''

|}

This is meant as an illustration. Although it seems laborious, shield fitting requires this computation for each module that incurs a stacking penalty.

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 Note that there does not seem to be any way to apply this information effectively in combat. When the shield is under attack, the changing value of the shield capacity makes it difficult to do a computation, let alone to make use of the results.
+== Technical Section: Fitting Multiple Modules with Stacking Penalties ==
+Suppose a ship's base Kinetic damage resistance is 40%. This means that its base Kinetic vulnerability is 60%. Now suppose that the pilot installs a module that reduces Kinetic vulnerability by 40%. This makes the reduction in vulnerability 40% of 60%, or 24%. And so the new vulnerability is 60% - 24%, or 36%.
+Now suppose that second module is installed, and that this module has a bonus reduces Kinetic vulnerability by 30%. First, because these two modules alter the same attribute, a stacking penalty must be applied. This reduces the smaller module affect to 86.9% of 30%, or 26.1%.
+Since the updated vulnerability from the first module was 36%, the new change in vulnerability is 26.1% of 36%, or 9.4%. This change is subtracted from 36% to get the new updated vulnerability of 26.6%.
+This means that with these two modules installed, any kinetic hit will have 73.4% of its damage removed, while 26.6% of the damage will get through. Here is a summary:
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" style="text-align: center"
+! scope="col" width="100px" |
+! scope="col" width="100px" | Base Kinetic Resistance
+! scope="col" width="100px" | First Module
+! scope="col" width="100px" | Second Module
+|-
+|Module Bonus|| - || 40% || 30%
+|-
+|Penalty|| none || none || 86.9%
+|-
+|Bonus with Penalty|| none || none || 26.1%
+|-
+|Current Vulnerability|| 60% || 60% || 36%
+|-
+|Change|| none || 24% || 9.4%
+|-
+|Updated Vulnerability|| 60% || '''36%''' || '''26.6%'''
+|}
+This is meant as an illustration. Although it seems laborious, shield fitting requires this computation for each module that incurs a stacking penalty.