A solid projectile produces a binary result once it crosses the missile's path, whereas a fragmentation burst creates several possible collisions across a wider space. Automated firing patterns could deliberately build a field instead of tracking one aim point. That method demands sustained volume of fire, which leads back to multiple-gun mountings and the heavily armed appearance of wartime ships. This connects a tactical theory of interception directly to mount count, ammunition supply, and the physical layout of an escort.
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Building a flak field takes gun volume
Building a fragment barrier changes the design problem from aiming one gun precisely to sustaining enough guns and ammunition to fill an engagement volume.