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In 1945 a Japanese pilot conducted a kamikaze attack on the cruiser HMS Sussex using a Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia". The attack struck the cruiser above the waterline, leaving an 8' wide and 10" deep dent...along with a cartoonishly ineffective scorch mark.

A gif showing the original black and white photo, diagram of the cruiser and plane, as well as where it struck can be found here: http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad32/finno2/HMSSussexSoniaImpact_zpscjztik62.gif

In 1945 a Japanese pilot conducted a kamikaze attack on the cruiser HMS Sussex using a Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia". The attack struck the cruiser above the waterline, leaving an 8' wide and 10" deep dent...along with a cartoonishly ineffective scorch mark. A gif showing the original black and white photo, diagram of the cruiser and plane, as well as where it struck can be found here: http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad32/finno2/HMSSussexSoniaImpact_zpscjztik62.gif

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At the time of their design wood construction was still reasonably common, and no matter how many corners are cut in the manufacturing it won't decrease the force of an impact all that much. The reason it didn't do much is because it's a big slow moving projectile that crumples in an impact rather than imparting all of the force at once. I think that was only a one inch plate it hit.

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Oh, I did not know that. Makes sense.