Blabal Composite Armour

Armour material mostly used by the Tranal Nomads.
'Blabal' composite armour is a special material of armour. It is well known to typically consist of multiple layers of reactive armour as well as airgaps. This can block certain kinds of munitions, such as HEAT rounds, very effectively. This acts similar to ERA armour except layered and with typical composite armour layers underneath. This is a highly advanced form of armour that can defeat almost all types of weapons. The TN doctrine favours fast, highly maneuverable ships, and armour is one of the heaviest parts of most starships, so one of their priorities was cutting mass down to offer similar protection.
However, that also causes this type of armour to occupy a larger volume and requires various diverse materials to construct, making it more expensive. The TN has always prioritised this as speed is their own protection. This was true since they developed a similar format as a type II civilization thousands of years ago. TN doctrine also likes high redundancy, to improve reliability. This is a primary reason why they have multiple layers of reactive armour, as well as composite armour, so that in case one falls, a similar shot to the same location is less likely to penetrate.
They have also included a powered armour plate on the exterior that can jam missiles and strengthen itself significantly, but the TN does not rely on that for the same reliability reason. It mostly helps them to eat bullets. This doctrine has proven itself many times against some smaller factions while the TN were a type II civilization, and remains useful still as a type III civilization. Of course, blabal armour is not invincible. A sufficiently powerful round is more likely to penetrate it than many smaller rounds, and would they be enemies with the Hyperion Federation, blabal armour would likely struggle against the very powerful weapons of the hyperionites. It is quite effective against the HEX Mainframe though, as blabal armour has comparitively few weaknesses for Omnicannons to exploit.