Oh, I have no problem wit the ships being hard to sink. But to flee off at maximum speed is just not real. First off there would be drag caused by the damaged section of the ship, second the engines or boilers would be damaged, and need repair if possible. The ship should continue on if the damage did not take out the engine, but if the engine just got hit by several hundred pounds of explosives, then the ship should lurch to a halt, while repairs are carried out. Not zip off at flank speed.
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