+1 I was actually going to suggest this my self until you put this!! I love it since it represents space opera fighting much better than just shoot for the core.
Also this would mean that for a fighter its possible to fly around with no shields and not die instantly while for a capital ship they would now have the ability to survive a large amount of incoming fire from light weapons
Also this would mean that for a fighter its possible to fly around with no shields and not die instantly while for a capital ship they would now have the ability to survive a large amount of incoming fire from light weapons