Armor and Damage
Armor
There are four primary sections of a ship, generally, with varying armor thickness. Going from front to rear is the bow, midsection, and stern. The superstructure contains the physical parts above the deck, including the conning tower.
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How It Works: Armor
External Section | Internal Part | Armor Thickness |
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Bow | None | Lightly armored, but bounces shells of similar class when angled |
Midsection | Citadel, Engines, Magazine | Heavily armored and location of armor belt |
Superstructure | None | Very thinly armored and can be penetrated by both shells easily |
Stern | Steering room | Similar characteristics of the bow section |
Below is a detailed guide of the level of armor thickness for each ship part[1]
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How It Works: Hit PointsArmor Part | Armor Thickness | Damage Significance | Strategy for Damage Avoidance |
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Superstructure | Extremely thin | Majority of gun damage from destroyers and cruisers. Battleships firing AP from long ranges too. | Global unavoidable damage. After it saturates, damage taken there is heavily reduced automatically. |
Turrets | Thickest | Blocks damage that would permanently destroy or incapacitate turrets. | In close-mid ranges, angle the turret face away a bit to auto bounce enemy shells. At long ranges, do the same. |
Deck | Medium thickness; central part may be thicker | HE damage, Long-range AP penetration damage. | Cannot be penetrated up close except from overmatching. At long ranges, angle the entire ship to minimize citadel profile. |
Upper belt | Thick | Penetration damage at mid-close ranges from all classes of ships. | Angle in or away at close ranges. |
Citadel deck | Thicker than Deck | Citadel damage from long ranges | Angle away at long ranges. |
Main armor belt | Extremely thick | Citadel and penetration damage from close-mid ranges when broadside | Maintain an acute angle to the enemy at all times. |
Citadel sides | Very thick | Citadel damage from close-mid ranges | Maintain an acute angle to the enemy at all times. |
Torpedo protection belt | Base value by % | Torpedo damage | Ensure that torpedoes hit the central belt and not the bow or stern. |