>>Like all modern ships, no matter the crew size, they carry so much ordnance that if they take ANY SIZEABLE hit, they cease to exist.
But in a world of nuclear anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons, you can’t build a survivable ship. You have to build one that can overwhelm any attacker and has a formidable array of defenses. Stealth is a big game-changer.
Which is why I would rather money be spent on SSGNs than a light cruiser that they call a destroyer.
What does SSGN mean?