thin-armored

Updated: August 2, 2026

The Japanese, on the contrary, had few heavy armor-piercing guns, but were supplied with a large number of quick-firing cannon, capable of pouring out shells in an incessant stream. Admiral Ting and his European officers expected to come at once to close quarters and quickly destroy the thin-armored Japanese craft.

Logan Marshall - A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict