Yes, it's ludicrous, considering the price of the armor, but it sure is handy when you're out-gunned and outnumbered. Before the armor, my hull evaporated after one SN hit (with the shields down). Now it takes 2 hits. And I get a roomy 30 units of cargo space.
I can understand cap armor for a bs to cost nearly a billion. To echo a thought already expressed on this thread: armor should be priced according to type and ship class.
Oh, and about the BH gunship. I wouldn't fret about it too much. In the next mod it will be more balanced or it will be nerfed to the point of uselessness. And the bad guys will rejoice.
Well, at least it will look more freelancerish. Long live Jinx!:yahoo: