[JasonC]

Oh I don't know, several brave "tin cans" took multiple 14 inch shells apiece off Samar and still made 15 knots, and smoke. One of them cut a cruiser in half with its torpedos and got dozens of superstructure hits on BBs and CAs, while taking 3 14 inch and about a dozen 6 and 8 inch hits.

This idea that any ship hit is "done for" does not withstand historical scrutiny.

[Spktyr]

The tin cans of that era are a far cry from their modern descendants. They had actual armor, where a modern DD generally doesn't.

Also, most of the weight of a shell is the shell, not the warhead/payload. The Silkworm actually carries more explosive than a 14" shell.