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From: jae@acsu.buffalo.edu (Jae Hoon Lee)
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Subject: Re: Battleships at 50 was: Re: Tomahawks
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Date: 22 Jan 91 01:35:40 GMT
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From: jae@acsu.buffalo.edu (Jae Hoon Lee)

>the battleship Missouri (BB-64) or the Wisconsin (BB-64).  

How thick is the armor of the ship? (at the most thick point)  Once I was
told that it is about 40 inches of concrete thick.

[mod.note: According to Siegfried Breyer, _Battleships and Battlecruiser
1905-1970_, the Iowa class has the thickest armor on the conning tower;
445mm.  The main armored belt is 310mm thick.  Turret faces are 432mm.
- Bill ]

J
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