Executor's exposed bridge ignores the value of a CIC

On a nineteen-kilometre warship, there is no operational reason to put the principal command position high above the hull. Modern information systems allow a combat information center to receive sensor data from anywhere. The battle command space can therefore be protected deep inside the ship even if a visual bridge is retained for navigation or other duties. Unlike an aircraft-carrier island, the protruding structure is not required to oversee a flight deck. A British comparison notes that an armoured conning tower no one intended to use could simply be removed instead of preserved as dead weight. Inherited visual conventions can conflict with command survivability and actual operating practice.