![]() ![]() ![]() Some of those flaws would be much less if she was represented in game at max battle load, like lets say Kremlin is, besides she was intended to engage enemy beyond their effective range, Drachnifel has some good videos that touch upon the naval engagement principles for capital ships. ![]() The floors of the ammunition magazines were protected by 50 to 80 millimeters armour plates which extended from the bottom of the magazines and across water-tight compartments above the double bottom of the hull’s shell this would have protected the magazines from the explosion of a hostile torpedo or mine beneath the ship. The sides of the conning tower were protected by 500 millimeters thick armour and the roof had a 200 millimeters thick plate. The barbettes of the turrets were protected by 560 to 280 millimeters thick armour, and the turrets of the 155 mm guns were protected by 50 millimeters armour plates. The turrets were protected with an armour of 650 millimeters thick on the face, 250 millimeters on the sides, and 270 millimeters on the roof. The deck armour ranged in thickness from 230 to 200 millimeters. Below there was a strake of armour that ranged in thickness from 270 to 200 millimeters over the magazines and machinery spaces respectively it tapered to a thickness of 75 millimeters at its bottom edge. Beyond the main belt there were additional bulkheads 335 millimeters thick. The main belt of armour along the side, at waterline, was 410 millimeters thick and angled outwards 20 degrees at the top. The heaviest armour protection ever built in the history. The total weight of Yamato’s armour protection was 22895 tons. ![]()
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