The module "Improved Pinch Beam," with the following stats:

DPS: 35

Crit: 15%

Crew Killed: 4

Enemy Energy Accuracy: -20% for 10 seconds

...overrides and hides the weapon "Improved Plasma Beam," when "Hide Obsolete" is toggled on:

DPS: 43

Crit: 15%

Crew Killed: 3

Enemy Energy Accuracy: -20% for 10 seconds

The game considers the lower-dps item to be superior, and suppresses the higher-dps weapon, because of the single extra one crew per hit that's killed? Is that accurate?