How Ironclad Armour Led to Stealth Ships @CasualNavigation

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The USS Monitor used the same defensive thinking as the CSS Virginia: expose as little ship as possible, cover it with thick armour, and use shapes that turn incoming fire aside.
Its rounded turret was difficult to damage unless struck head-on.

When Monitor and Virginia fought, neither vessel could inflict significant damage on the other. Today, similarly angled surfaces are used to deflect radar rather than cannon fire.

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