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She was protected with an armored belt that was 70 mm (2.8 in) thick amidships, and capped with transverse, armored bulkheads on either end of the citadel. The forward bulkhead was 60 mm (2.4 in) and the aft was 50 mm (2 in). Her armor deck was 50 mm thick in the central portion of the ship and reduced to 20 mm (0.79 in) at either end.
These included using a light weight propulsion system, removing torpedo tubes from the design, and abandoning the flush deck of the Trentos in favor of a stepped down main deck. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The heavy armor of the Zara s made them the best-protected cruisers built by any navy until the United States' Des Moines class , laid down in 1945.
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.
She was protected with an armor belt that was 70 mm (2.8 in) thick amidships with armored bulkheads 40 to 60 mm (1.6 to 2.4 in) thick on either end. Her armor deck was 50 mm (2 in) thick in the central portion of the ship and reduced to 20 mm (0.79 in) at either end.
Either end of the belt was capped with armored bulkheads 60 mm (2.4 in) thick on the upper portion; the forward bulkhead had a lower section that was reduced to 50 mm (2 in), and the aft bulkhead's lower portion was reduced to 40 mm (1.6 in). Their armor deck was 50 mm thick in the central portion of the ship and reduced to 20 mm (0.79 in) aft ...
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