How about an artifact to help us out here. It really sucks when im hitting an NPC with thousands of hits and I get it all the way down to dead, wait no, not dead, almost dead. Then it cost another 5 energy to remove those last couple of hits to kill it when i was doing 800 a pop to begin with. How about we get some old fashion artifact. Call it the "Antique Missile" or something whimsical. Make it so it only does 1% max hull damage so it is balanced at every level and can only be used on NPC's. I know there is not a loud calling for this and we can get by just fine without it but wouldnt it just be nice. Kind like in the movies when the good guy tosses a grenade into the bunker as he walks away finishing everyone off.

just suit up in the airlock, depressurize and open the outer door, and throw a complex tech part at the ship