While the penetration damage of a light cruiser's HE might be negligible, multiple and repeated fires are a real danger even to behemoths such as Yamato. For a very heavily armored or angled target, incapacitating modules can be important but setting fires is the main purpose of HE. For a very lightly armored target like a destroyer, AP can simply blow right through it without fusing, doing little damage, while HE will always explode and usually penetrate. HE shells can be used in different ways, depending on the target. Modules protected by 76mm or thicker armor are immune from blast damage so larger main gun turrets are safe, but most if not all secondary and AA batteries and torpedo launchers are vulnerable, as are engines and steering gear. Blast damage and fire may be inflicted whether or not it penetrates.
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