NATO provides common ship-survivability requirements, including damage-control standards. The required level is described as higher than bare minimum survivability. Individual navies add active defenses, passive protection, and damage-control systems according to national history and priorities. These additions leave meaningful differences between allied ships and complicate an opponent's attempt to use one solution against every vessel.
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National survivability choices complicate an enemy's attack
Common NATO survivability requirements leave room for national protection measures that complicate an opponent's choice of attack.