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e f f e c t ou oa t t l e s h i ps .
Th e o l d R us s i an ba t t l es h i N "Oang u t " :na d
s ur v i v e d nu:aer o us h i t s by SC 2 5 0 a ud SC5 0 0 G04lbs f i l l ed ni t h nor raa l
explosives without h av iua su ff ered any dpparent ma j or damades .
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trowe v e r ,
t h e s Li p s a ilk .
e wou l d hav e be e n
c ompl e t el y de s t r oy e d ,
]ia d i ic s h e be en l i t b y a FC 1 + uU .
Ev en t ti o ug h
t h e 's"C 1 Ot7RS wo ul d ha v e : or e chan c e s t o s i u t h e "+u e en El i z a b e t h "
t hau t lie PC 1 t0 U Lomt
,
i Ls 1,e ne Lr a Li e i: o wer wo ul 'a no i b e f ul l y
_ us ed be c a us e o i i i s =•r a t e r . ve i b•r t .
Th e mo de r n I t a i i a n ba t t l e s n:i p
"Roma " , Ni ,o s e [ c c i z c ac s d ia i i c e cis wa s pr o t e c t e d by 12 7 - mrn o f
a r mo r l a t i n ; wa s s un l: by a di r e c z hi t .
I t s : o ul d be s pe c i al l y
me nt i one a t r , a t a l l SC ,
SD , an d PC bowus s ;i oul u be e qui ppe d rri t h
h e a d r i n s f o r hi i - a l t i t ude a t t a cks o n s ii i ps ; t;l .e i r met lao d o f
o laer a t i on can be s e en i n i l l us t r a t i on 4 l .
li i ; li- ex l l os i v e bombs
• us e u f or l o w - l e v e l a t t a c ks s :ro ui be e qui pe d , ri t h bounc e di s s .
Iable 4 ; Penetration yer formances
Th e t a i:i s t i c s o n t h i s t a b l e s h o : r ;t h a i t h e 4l o rsz o ri t a l pr o t e c t i o n
o f c a j o r wa r fi h ps a n d t h e rno s t e f f e c t i v e t y p e s f b o m b s f o a t t a c k
o f s p e c i f i c s h i p s .
Th e a r uo r - p i e r c i ii ; F D 1 0 'v a n d FD 2 j U0 X b o mb s ,
Lh e l a tter con troll e d froca th e rear , r r e u sed a a in s t n ew sh ips
i n t r o du c Pd d ur i n t h e wa r z .
I n a d d t i o r
t o t i e o o ui h s t h a t r e r e :Ji t h -
d r a wu i r o m pr o uu c t i o n a n d t h a t h a v e a 1 r e a d y 'r, e e r ae u t i o n e d ,
t h e
FL l OUV sva s r e p l a c e d by t h e S D 1 0 0 0 A bo b w i i c h c o u l d b e u s e d f o r
u o r e o e n e r a l p ur p o s e s a Ci ci y111 .
Ch wa z Lla l u f a Ct ur e d f r o m n o n a l l o y
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