This thought just occurred to be, and I have no idea if its employed at the moment, but does any navy use 'Chobham armour' type protection on its ships?
An interesting what-if might be, that since it was developed in the 1960s in Britain OTL, maybe some RN types think it might be a good idea to have a look at this new ceramic armour and apply it to the navy.
Say the ceramic armour is worked into the new new Type 42 Destroyers which were being built in the 1970s, how much could this improve their survivability against anti-ship missiles?
Presuming everything else goes as it did, and the Falklands happens, could say the HMS Sheffield, with chobham style armour (either integral or added after completion) survive an Exocet hit?
An interesting what-if might be, that since it was developed in the 1960s in Britain OTL, maybe some RN types think it might be a good idea to have a look at this new ceramic armour and apply it to the navy.
Say the ceramic armour is worked into the new new Type 42 Destroyers which were being built in the 1970s, how much could this improve their survivability against anti-ship missiles?
Presuming everything else goes as it did, and the Falklands happens, could say the HMS Sheffield, with chobham style armour (either integral or added after completion) survive an Exocet hit?