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Originally Posted by Majestik 909

Multi-compartment warship construction is sometimes referred to as a torpedo defense system. .......

I only have experience with SH4, so maybe one of the experts will chime in....

I can't remember where I read this, but the later designs of BB's had some very elaborate systems. Different nations used various ideas; some with empty space areas, liquid tanks, some used wood pulp, some using hollow tubes (that were supposed to absorb energy as they were crushed), armored bulkheads to stop metal fragments, and such. I got the impression that while ingenious, they were very expensive to build.

I'm not sure if any system was ever found to be better than the others. It seems that none were entirely satisfactory, but certainly made ships so protected, harder to sink.

I suspect that the most well protected battleships would be more vulnerable to bombs than torpedoes. Well designed bombs could still penetrate into the hull, and start fires, even if torpedoes could not seriously rupture the main hull compartments.