I know MOO3 is screwed up... but God, I didn't know it was THIS screwed up...
http://www.ina-community.com/forums/...hreadid=288129
According to this thread, if you install some sort of armor, say, "Heavy Duridium", on a Leviathan (think baseship), then it gives you the SAME amount of hitpoints that it does on a Lancer (think escort)...
You might not think this is weird - after all, Armor III provides 40 HP no matter what size ship you install it on...
The thing is, in MOO3, armor is for the entire ship - YOU CAN ONLY INSTALL ONE PER SHIP.