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Not necessarily. I'm assuming adding armor incurs some form of debt so to speak on performance, cost, development time, etc. In some cases those debts might ove
by bricestacey 16y ago
Not necessarily. I'm assuming adding armor incurs some form of debt so to speak on performance, cost, development time, etc. In some cases those debts might overshadow the cost of armor...
- msbarnett 16y agoThe related factors of weight, speed, and fuel consumption would be the obvious downsides to adding armor. Especially considering that a heavier, slower plane is an easier target, thicker skinned or not. There's a fine balancing point between just enough and too much armor.