Capital and Special

Later games alternated between large capital ships being invulnerable or vulnerable to everything except special "torpedo" missiles.

Source: Death of a Thousand Cuts aka: Death By A Thousand Cuts
The exceptions are the Advent Rapture and TEC Corsev battlecruisers, which have special abilities that allow you to steal non-capital enemy ships.

Source: Video Game / Sins of a Solar Empire
They wield two 'special weapons' that fire plasma balls larger than most non-capital ships.

Source: Video Game / Empire at War

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