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IIRC I read somewhere on the internet (so it must be true!) that modern US destroyers/cruisers have a limited amount of (carbon fiber, IIRC) armor around a few
by jabl 9y ago
IIRC I read somewhere on the internet (so it must be true!) that modern US destroyers/cruisers have a limited amount of (carbon fiber, IIRC) armor around a few critical places such as the command center. Not enough to protect against a direct hit, more to prevent shrapnel or spalling from killing the personnel there.
- JohnBooty 9y agoYes, absolutely. The "all or nothing" armoring philosophy has been the dominant trend in naval armor since WWI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_or_nothing_(armor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_or_nothing_(armor) (I don't know about the Arleigh Burke class in particular, but I'd be shocked if this wasn't the case)
- valuearb 9y agoYes, it's also a reason the HMS Hood blew up and intently sank with nearly 2,000 sailors from a single shell hit. Our destroyers are likely to be in battle for just minutes in a real war.