Babylon 5 Adaptive Armor

Adaptive Armor
Dominant Faction: Vorlon Empire
Effect: Adaptive armor will automatically quarter the Total Offense of any barrage that hits it.
Like the living skin of Vorlon ships, this armor variety actually ‘learns’ how to better deal with the weapons that strike it. In just a few sample attacks the armor will literally ‘shrug off ’ the majority of a weapon’s damage once it has learned how to adapt to it. Found only on the most advanced spacecraft that use bio-technology, adaptive armor is a layer on the hull that can intelligently and automatically react to any incoming fire. By moderating its surface, conductive properties and introducing reflective enhancements within a fraction of a second, the energy of any attack may be dissipated, leaving only the actual force of the blast to strike the hull.