An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design

An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design was a book by Hegel DiLutorio, formerly of the Royal Manticoran Navy, and first published in 1906 PD.
It was basically a tech bible, detailing Manticoran warship armor design on the example of the then-state of the art Star Knight-class heavy cruiser.
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== Contents ==
* Deep Space Warfare from 1246 to the Present: A Short History of the Threat
** Factors Affecting Performance
** Nuclear Device Yield
** Gravitic Lens Array Amplification
** Lasing Material
** Spot Size
** Rod Jitter
** Weapon Effects and Armor: How Does a Weapon Damage the Target? 
** Armor Function: How Does Armor Work? 
** Armor Materials
** Boundary Materials
** Scattering Materials
** Structural Materials
** Liquid Materials
** Overall Armor System Design
* State of the Art in Heavy Cruiser Armor: The Star Knight-class
** Protective Features
** General Outer Hull Armor
** Hammerhead Armor
** Core Armor
** Impeller Room Belts
** General Engineering Belts
** Gundeck Belts
* Conclusion
== Background ==
This tech bible is actually the fourth "short story" in the fifth Worlds of Honor anthology, "In Fire Forged".
== References ==
Category:Honorverse material
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