Belt armor is a layer of heavy metal armor plated onto or within the outer hulls of warships, typically on battleships, battlecruisers and cruisers, and...

The torpedo belt was part of the armoring scheme in some warships between the 1920s and 1940s. It consisted of a series of lightly armored compartments...

than previously. Varying in size, the armored cruiser was distinguished from other types of cruiser by its belt armor—thick iron (or later steel) plating...

To mitigate this problem, sloped armor was proposed; it was infeasible to use inclined armor in an external belt, because it would compromise stability...

method of naval warship armor, best known for its employment on dreadnought battleships. The concept involves heavily armoring the areas most important...

Caterpillar-style vehicles Belt armor, a layer of heavy metal armor plated onto or within the outer hulls of warships Belt (firearms), a type of ammunition...

armor of Roman legionaries during his life in the Roman Empire. The following biblical texts in Ephesians chapter 6 mention six pieces of armor: belt...

thick. Armor plates in both the main belt and main turrets were made of Vickers Hardened steel, which was a face-hardened steel armor. Main armored deck—200 mm...

the decision was made to revert to externally applied belt armor, since the internal armor belts of the South Dakota and Iowa classes were more difficult...

equivalent armor; the savings in weight from eliminating two of the Wyomings' six turrets more than balanced the added length and height of the armor belt. An...

designed to keep the ship afloat even if the hull is struck underneath the belt armor by a shell or by a torpedo. As early torpedoes had demonstrated their...

strengthening of deck armor. Belt armor also became much thicker, surpassing 300 mm (12 in) on the largest battleships. One of the most heavily armored ships of all...

2 m) higher in the hull. The ships' armor protection was improved over earlier designs. The belt and barbette armor was increased by an inch compared to...

of 29.5 to 30 knots (54.6 to 55.6 km/h; 33.9 to 34.5 mph), and carry belt armor that was 360 mm (14 in) thick. Vice-Amiral (Vice Admiral) Georges Durand-Viel...

waves of the open ocean. The turrets lacked counterweights, and the main belt armor was placed too low to be effective under most conditions. The ships were...

Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Possessing heavy belt armor and featuring an armored flight deck (a first for any Japanese aircraft carrier),...

guns in four three-gun turrets, and was protected by heavy armor plate, with her main belt armor being 13.5 inches (343 mm) thick. Idaho spent most of the...

Scheer demanded that the new ships should have guns of 42 cm caliber, an armored belt 350 mm (14 in) thick and be capable of speeds of up to 32 knots (59 km/h;...

belt of armor 292 millimeters (11.5 in) thick, sloped 15° outwards at the top to increase its ability to resist penetration at short range. The belt armor...

tubes and a secondary battery of seventeen 5 in (127 mm) guns, while belt armor was to be 11 in (279 mm) thick. By this time, the Navy had come to the...

he proposed to angle the belt armor outwards to improve its resistance to horizontal fire, and to thicken the lower deck armor and the torpedo bulkhead...

optimal combat range. The belt consists of a 70 mm (2.8 in) homogeneous armor outer plate and the 280 mm (11 in) cemented armor belt placed 250 mm (9.8 in)...

guns in four three-gun turrets, and was protected by heavy armor plate, with her main belt armor being 13.5 inches (343 mm) thick. The ship remained in North...

water or fuel oil. The armored belt tapered to a thickness of 4 inches (100 mm) below the waterline. Behind the armored belt there was a void, and then...

Forward of this bulkhead was a 20 mm splinter belt that continued all the way to the bow. The main armor belt dropped down to the main deck from the upper...

Military vehicles are commonly armoured (or armored; see spelling differences) to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, shells, rockets, and missiles...

remainder of the armor was intended to resist 6-inch (152 mm) high explosive shells and 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) HE bombs. The waterline belt armor was 180 mm...

was the only battleship that day to suffer catastrophic damage to her belt armor at the waterline from a torpedo. Admiral Chester Nimitz, in a report to...

lower armor belts was weak and proved to be a serious problem when struck by torpedoes. Even though Shinano's avgas tanks were protected by armor that...

vertical belt armor was 6 inches (152 mm) thick and the horizontal deck armor was up to 3 inches (76.2 mm) thick. The turrets were also heavily armored, between...