It's better for a warship to be light and maneuverable than heavy and cumbersome. The days of slinging shells at each other are pretty much gone - and no amount

It's better for a warship to be light and maneuverable than heavy and cumbersome. The days of slinging shells at each other are pretty much gone - and no amount of armour is going to save you from Exocet [1] in the way that getting out of the way and firing chaff/flares will. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocet