User talk:Phoenix jz

Sup, this is DF after they forced me to change my name into something boring. Steve7c8 (talk) 17:21, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Hello! So aside from probably removing the references to the Navweaps pages, what else do you advise I change? The editor mentioned I did not properly format my citations. The only thing I've edited so far is the format of the sections, as I didn't mean for the battery & conning tower protection to be a subsection of the deck armor. Phoenix jz (talk) 18:54, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

You can use Navweaps as a supplemental source, but you probably want to have another secondary source alongside it. I'll help you format the armor section. Steve7c8 (talk) 20:21, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Littorio armor

The main armor belt of this class was designed and tested to resist 381 mm armor-piercing shells at ranges down to 16,000 metres (17,000 yd), which was considered the inner edge of optimal combat range. The Littorio-class featured a composite belt built around the theory of de-capping armor-piercing shells. 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) behind the outer plate; the 250 mm gap was filed with a cement foam called "Cellulite" to keep the water out of the gap and assist in de-capping armour piercing shells. The main armor belt was mounted on 150 mm (5.9 in) of oak timber and 15 mm (0.59 in) steel backing plate, and the entire belt structure was inclined at 11-15º, depending on the section of the hull. A 36 mm (1.4 in) homogeneous armor plate was placed 1.4 m (4.6 ft) behind the belt, followed 4 m (13 ft) behind by another 24 mm (0.94 in) plate sloped 26º in the opposite direction. The main citadel was closed off by 210–100 mm (8.3–3.9 in) forward and 280–70 mm (11.0–2.8 in) aft traverse bulkheads. The hull space above the citadel was an armored casemate with 70 mm (2.8 in) plating. The bow was protected by a 130 mm (5.1 in) belt that extends 35 m (115 ft) ahead of the main belt before terminating in a 60 mm (2.4 in) transverse bulkhead. The propeller shafts, aft diesel generator groups, and steering gear were protected by 100 mm (3.9 in) homogeneous armor plating and a separate 200 mm (7.9 in) bulkhead aft of the citadel.

The weather deck over the citadel consists of 36 mm (1.4 in) homogeneous armor over 9 mm (0.35 in) plating; the main armor deck varied depending on the space it was protecting. Over the magazines, the main armor deck was 150 mm (5.9 in) homogeneous armor laminated on a 12 mm (0.47 in) deck plating inboard and 100 mm (3.9 in) on 12 mm plating outboard. Over the machinery spaces, the main armor deck was 100 mm (3.9 in) on 12 mm plating inboard and 90 mm (3.5 in) on 12 mm plating outboard. The main armor deck extends to the bow and stern, where it thinned to 60 mm (2.4 in) over 10 mm (0.39 in) plating and 36 mm (1.4 in) over 8 mm (0.31 in) plating respectively.

The main battery turrets were protected by 380 mm (15 in) cemented armor faces, 200 mm (7.9 in) forward sides and roof, 130 mm (5.1 in) rear sides, 150 mm (5.9 in) rear roof, and 350 mm (14 in) rear. The barbettes were 350 mm (14 in) above the upper deck and 280 mm (11 in) below deck. The 152-mm secondary battery turrets were protected by 280 mm (11 in) faces, 80–130 mm (3.1–5.1 in) sides, 80 mm (3.1 in) rear, and 105–150 mm (4.1–5.9 in) roof, while their barbettes were 150 mm (5.9 in) above deck and 100 mm (3.9 in) below deck. Below the third deck, neither the primary nor secondary barbettes were protected by armor. The 90-mm heavy anti-aircraft mounts were protected by 12–40 mm (0.47–1.57 in) shield and barbette plating.

The conning tower was in the same style as the others designed by General Pugliese. The uppermost level was protected by 255 mm (10.0 in) on the front and sides and 175 mm (6.9 in) rear, all mounted on 25 mm (0.98 in) plating. The lower two levels had 250 mm (9.8 in) and 200 mm (7.9 in) respectively, all mounted on 10 mm (0.39 in) plating. The roof 90–120 mm (3.5–4.7 in) on 10-mm plating. An internal 200 mm (7.9 in) armored tube protected important electrical cables and pipes for hydraulic systems.

Further reading

• Erminio, Bagnasco (2011). The Littorio class : Italy's last and largest battleships 1937-1948. De Toro, Augusto., Maggi, Roberto., Brescia, Maurizio., Brioschi, Angelo. Yorkshire: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591144458. OCLC 724704475.