I first noticed this back in .95 with the Executor, but going through the files again for 1.0 beta I noticed a lot more instances of this:
AttackType "CAPITALSHIP"
DamageAffectType "AFFECTS_SHIELDS_AND_HULL"
DamageApplyType "BACKLOADED"
DamageType "ENERGY"
WeaponClassType "ION"
Am I right in assuming this means these ion cannons damage hull as well as shields? Is this intentional or a bug? Off the top of my head I know the Executor, Viscount, Bellator, Nebula, MC90, MC80B, and MC80 Liberty are like this, but i'm sure there's more.
I also noticed a few other curiosities, like one set of turbolasers on the Dauntless having ion cannon particles and the other being able to fire on fighters... again, bugs or intentional???