Would asymmetric warships work?

[goduranus]

Since armor is so important at this time period? What if a battlecruiser was built that had 50% stronger armor on one side to bounce battleship shot, and then have machinery offset to balance it out? This ship would prefer to use the stronger side if it's facing stronger opponents, and use the other side when chasing down small enemies. 

[Guest]

People asked this before and no it’s a terrible idea because you can’t control what side you engage on. For example if there’s an island in the way or torpedos in the water it might force you to turn your unarmored side to the enemy which well... you know what British BCs are famous for.

[Cptbarney]

Depends on how the game mechanics work in the future.