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Old 04-July-2005, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by frogesque
It was the missile fuel explosions that caused so much damage to HMS Sheffield
Totally off topic, but most of the damage to the Sheffield was due to the Brits cutting construction costs and building its armour from aluminum and not steel. Unlike steel, aluminum burns really, really well.
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