A warship still on its building slip depends on the structure holding it up. The discussion answers doubts about RAF bombing accuracy by pointing to the timber supports around a German ship under construction. Damage to those supports could harm the ship even if bombs missed the hull itself. In this example, an indirect hit on the slipway could be more damaging than a direct hit on the unfinished ship.
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Ships on building slips depend on vulnerable supports
The German surface-fleet counterfactual exposes ships under construction to damage through the timber supporting them on their building slips.