Haven’t these new cruisers been de-crewed to levels that dangerously impacted damage control?
From what I’ve gathered from defenders of the policy, the effectiveness and devastation from modern weaponry makes damage control irrelevant: the ship *IS* going down if hit. Unless it’s a flattop. Or something.
I’ve been watching the lowering of crew strength on ships for a long time with MUCH trepidation. When the entire crew is fighting the ship, who can be keeping it afloat?