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  • Deck armour in real life...

    10. 25. 2011 21:44


PUR3R4Z0R

This thread sounds more about the game itself but Im actually referring to real life deck armour.

We all know that battleships and the alike in WWII have deck armour, but I see most of them use wooden decks. Now that kinda confuses me as how can you puck deck armour with wooden decks? Are the armour below the wood or something? I dont get it :S

 

 

 

  • Re : Deck armour in real life...

    10. 25. 2011 22:31


angus725
The wooden deck is just the top of the ship, the actual deck armor is inside the ship, and sometimes spread out between decks.

Bah, now you mention it, I forgot to take a picture of the deck armor when I was on the USS New Jersey and the USS Massachusetts :S

  • Re : Deck armour in real life...

    10. 26. 2011 02:59


qaz14595
Originally Posted by angus725

The wooden deck is just the top of the ship, the actual deck armor is inside the ship, and sometimes spread out between decks.

Bah, now you mention it, I forgot to take a picture of the deck armor when I was on the USS New Jersey and the USS Massachusetts :S

Here is two examples on it on the Battleship New Jersey http://www.ussnewjersey.com/rect_134-1.htm & http://www.ussnewjersey.com/rect_150-1.htm

  • Re : Deck armour in real life...

    10. 26. 2011 08:27


Stormvanger
Uh, yeah. They put wood decking on top of the armor.

  • Re : Deck armour in real life...

    10. 26. 2011 17:54


Spagz
The wooden decks were mainly of traditional value over anything. But it also served as an insulator and anti-spark surface.

Basically for the South Dakota and Iowa classes, the "Weatherdeck" or aka..."Bombdeck" was 6"x 6" Teak boards bolted down on 1.5" of STS steel plates. The second deck was the armored deck with 4.75" of Class B armor laminated on 1.25" of STS plates with a 5/8" thick STS steel "splinter" deck below that to trap fragments of broken armor and/or shells.

  • Re : Deck armour in real life...

    10. 26. 2011 18:57


masc24
Ships also looked alot better with the wooden decks.

  • Re : Deck armour in real life...

    10. 26. 2011 21:54


PUR3R4Z0R
ah i see. Then the repairing of the wooden decks after battle must be quite frequent. Lol

  • Re : Deck armour in real life...

    10. 27. 2011 03:03


Spagz
Originally Posted by PUR3R4Z0R

ah i see. Then the repairing of the wooden decks after battle must be quite frequent. Lol




Not really. The battleships didnt get hammered too hard during WW2. Carriers were the primary targets.

Post Pearl Harbor the US battleships went practically unscathed...save a few minor instances like North Carolina taking a torpedo, South Dakota taking a beating in Guadal Canal due to electrical failure, Pennsylvania having uber prop shaft problems and the Iowa having Kamikaze debris swept off by crew with brooms.


They still periodically replace the old teak planks with fresh ones. USS Missouri had hers replaced as of last year. USS Alabama needs hers replaced direly and should be done within the 2012 year. Wisconsin's is in good shape and Iowa may have hers replaced while in drydock prepping her for museum life. North Carolina has hers painted.

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