PARA: I'm not saying "no hull." I just want to know what the original Oafan hull actually accomplished.
ELF: The enemy's breacher phalanx only managed to punch a single 80 centimeter hole, but the plasma pouring through it cooked everything. Kill shot.
PARA: Gotta stop missiles further out.
Ditch the pricey hull, and focus on more point defenses and better shields.
ELF: Tagon likes the fancy hulls. A downgraded hull will be a hard sell.
PARA: Paint a racing stripe on it?
ELF: Oooh, nose art!
We distract him with nose art.