[Robert A Cook PE]

Even a “dud” cannon or missile hit on EVERY post-WWII vessel smaller than a cruiser hit since 1950 has caused either a
loss of electric power
loss of electronics and radar and CIC
loss of control of the ship
loss of steering or propulsion
loss of hull integrity
loss of hull strength
loss of anti-sub ability (helicopter or CIC or radar or power or all of the above)
loss of gunfire or missile or both
or
complete loss of the ship.

So,

ANY SINGLE HIT ON A MODERN SHIP WILL CAUSE IT TO FAIL.

We are now in a “toothpick ships and wooden men” Navy.

[GeronL]

bump

[GeronL]

modern ships seem to be made of aluminum foil when an explosion takes place.