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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...