Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 2:03:20-2:03:36

Armour for a future multi-railgun warship

Three railgun turrets would make a ship valuable enough to justify armour, although designers may be slow to accept the requirement.

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Question

Would a warship with three railgun turrets need armour because it would become a premium target?

Short answer

Probably; concentrating that much firepower on one hull would make protection difficult to ignore.

Notes

A ship carrying three railgun turrets would become a premium target. Armour would probably return as part of the design to protect that concentration of firepower. Navies may take time to accept the requirement while the weapons themselves mature. This remains a forecast rather than a defined warship program.