Majosta Heavy Naval Armour 1922-1954: The Protection Schemes of Allied Battleships and Battlecruisers from the Washington Naval Treaty to the Cold War

This comprehensive reference book contains detailed tabulations and line drawings of the protection schemes and immunity graphs of Allied battleships and battlecruisers designed after the Washington Naval Treaty, including the following capital ship classes: North Carolina, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana, Alaska, Nelson, King George V, Lion, Vanguard, Dunkerque, Richelieu, Project 21, Type A, Project 23 (Sovetsky Soyuz), Project 23bis, Project 24, Project 69 (Kronshtadt), Project 82 (Stalingrad), Design 1047; and FRAGMENTARYinformation on UP 41, Project 23UN, Project 25, Project 64. The book contains NO written descriptions of protection schemes or design histories, only tables, drawings of cross- and longitudinal sections, plan views (with armour thicknesses given in millimeters), immunity graphs, pictures, and appendices. The book contains: 109 Cross Sections 19 Longitudinal Sections 32 Plan Views 71 Immunity Graphs 129 Tables 25 Pictures 11 Appendices, containing information on ballistic tests of armour plates, chemical and metallurgical properties of armour plates, calculation of armour penetration, armour plate acceptance specifications, armour grating of uptakes, and more.