Upgrading for normal ship to Battleship/Dreadnought

Got a question all.

(for both SP and Mplayer)

Can you transfer your equipment from your smaller ship (I.E. VHF) to big units like the Liberty Battleship - Iteron

by equipment I mean

Armour Upgrades, shield upgrades, power generators, weight reducers.

I know cloaks in Mplayer are a "once built BOUND to that ship) thing so I am aware that once I choose said unit I'm stuck with it

Thanks

*EDIT* - I have seen turret weapons take up cargo points so WRK's are not ideal but I'm looking for more using this as a Cargo ship because then if needed for Battle can always add the weapons

Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R

Equipment is categorized by class. It only fits ships with the same class.

In result it will be unmounted or sold if you switch to a ship of a different class.

armor upgrades is internal equipment which in theory will not be transfered

shield upgrades are class specific

power generators get completely overwritten by the default power generator of the new ship

weight reduction ... see armor upgrades

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Sounds like Research required!
YES! love doing some in-game research, much like with the Nomads weapons - found out that Molecular shields CRUMPLE under them (exception Renaissance Blaster)

Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R

Specific shields have strengths and weaknesses for specific weapon types.

+/-10%

So if you have the wrong shields and wrong weapons but you enemy has the perfect counterpart you end up doing 10% less damage while taking 10% more damage from enemy fire.

Thats what people keep forgetting when comparing weapons and shields.

Found this out the hard way on my first run (especially through Core space) - was running the ADV Champion Shield (Graviton) and kept getting Annihilated (because first run is just Run, Run, RUN!) so I have taken the time since finishing the game to learning the common weapons & what style of weapons they are (I.E. Positron, Tachyon, Particle, Laser & so on) and determined what shields are best - Now that I know the bae Basic nomad weapons near enough Mutilate Molecular shields, gotta test Posi and Gravi again.

Also SWAT quick on, the repair Buoys in the Dom systems during first run, they never worked; how does one activate them when you are literally on fire!