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Interesting visitor....
On Dec 3, 8:27*am, Boater wrote:
Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... 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 - - Show quoted text - Why? Give us a technical explanation, please. |
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