Today we take a look at the basics of what happens when a shell hits battleship armour, and some real-life examples, illustrating additional effects beyond what you might otherwise imagine.

The USS Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in World War II, is now a museum and war memorial in Massachusetts.

Many experts wrote off the battleship before 1991—but that year, they proved key to ensuring America’s decisive, rapid victory over Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Army. Decommissioned in the 1950s as nuclear ...