[quote=So Boerd]
Larger ships have a greater volume to surface area ratio. More space for shields and such. Sukui, how many of these things are coming at me?
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Hmm...

There are 3 million Iirkaaz ready to feast, and 2,000 ships carrying them and heading onward to battle. My ships are then [i]reasonably[/i] big because of the need for carrying capacity.