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Originally Posted by Julhelm
Only the citadel is armored, but directors and sensor arrays are very vulnerable and if damaged would definitely mission kill a battleship. But something like SS-N-12 or SS-N-19 which were designed to kill US carriers would most likely defeat the Iowa's armor protection.
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Carriers aren't armored at all, that I'm aware of. Your other points are good ones.
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That is totally incorrect. Bismarck was effectively mission-killed by a single hit to the bow section which caused major flooding and a fuel leak. By the time the torpedo bombers attacked it, it had already aborted its mission to break out into the Atlantic.
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Also an excellent point. I'm forced to agree.