Palladium Munition

"Palladium Munition is a special alloy used in Missiles, to boost shield bypass, at the expense of AoE Radius."

General
The Palladium Munitions boosts Missile weapons by increasing their shield bypass at the cost of area of effect. It is limited to Altairian Hulls or better.

Advantages
Palladium Munitions increases the Shield Bypass of equipped Missile weapons by a large amount, making it easier for ships equipped with this to destroy enemy ships without depleting their shields, which is an effective strategy in preventing the Bastion Cruiser's Firestorm Overdrive ability from activating.

Disadvantages
Palladium Munitions provides a penalty to the AoE Radius of the weapons equipped.

Trivia

 * Palladium Munitions has the greatest Shield Bypass increase of all weapon boosts in the game.
 * This item's build time was significantly reduced during the late April 2019 update as summarized here.