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greedo on April 3, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Venezuelan ship sinks itself after ramming cruise ...

Would the shells be able to breach the hull and sink it? I know the cruiser had a hardened hull, but I assume that's not exactly shell proof?

battery_cowboy on April 3, 2020 [–]

No, you can punch holes, but it's almost a certainty that the bilge pumps will keep up. Also, you can't easily shoot below the water line.

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