Conitnuing with my spacetrooper theme from a few weeks ago, would it be possible to put special weak points on the otuside of capships. These weak points could be burnt through with fusion cutters by engineers, allowing access to the inside.

There is the problem of depressuration, but that could be solved with forcefields similar to hangar ones - they let ships out but not air.

You could essentially cut off a corridor for anyone without breathing apparatus, forcing them to go another way round - or reapir the weak point with an engineer.