Most likely the extra HS is coming from the extra armor needed to cover a wider ship.
This is correct!
Yet another problem though. . . . How is armor area calculated? From hxxp: aurora2. pentarch. org/index. php/topic,1955. 0. html
"Armour Area is the surface area of the ship based on the assumption it is spherical in shape"
My two test cases (with and without engines) come out to
Exact ship size: 16. 4
Armor area: 32
Assuming ship size is a volume. root(16. 4*. 75/pi,3)^2*4pi)=~31. 21, depending on decimals of pi.
And
Exact ship size: 52
Armor area: 72. 5
root(52*. 75/pi,3)^2*4pi)=~67. 3 depending on decimals of pi.
Why are my conversions from volume to area different than the ship designers? I've even used multiple online conversion calculators just to make sure my math isn't bad. Am I making a simple mistake and just not seeing it? Is it assuming something that I'm not compensating for?
This should be the last step to my spreadsheet. I've searched the wiki and the forums. Thanks for all the help so far!
EDIT: Also, why does my post put spaces after the periods when I edit the post?