It makes sense to me that stations should be naturally tougher somehow. Logically, ships must compromise for mass to remain mobile, but that issue doesn't exist for stations. So why not allow blocks to be more massive and more powerful on stations? Armor will be more effective, capacitors store more power, and so on.
In a way, we're comparing buildings to trucks. You don't build one like the other.
In a way, we're comparing buildings to trucks. You don't build one like the other.