On Dec 3, 8:27*am, Boater wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
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So...only the superstructure will easily catch fire when hit by an
incendiary...well, that's a step up.

In the old days of lesser defensive technology, warships were built with a
"When in doubt, make it stout" *philosophy.

Now-a-days the idea is not to get hit in the first place. * *We have a very
technology based (and reliant) *military today from equipment for ground
troops to ships and airplanes. * Critics aside, for the most part it works,
minimizes risks and saves lives when compared to the old, brute force
methodologies.

Eisboch

I appreciate the theory of not getting hit, and I am sure those who have
high-powered, supersonic, anti-ship missiles do, too. I think an
aluminum superstructure is a mistake on a capital warship.- Hide quoted text -

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Why? Give us a technical explanation, please.