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Originally Posted by Tony Williams
... The Japanese heavy shells were (uniquely AFAIK) designed to penetrate the lower, unprotected hull after diving through the intervening water. That is a different matter from a shell fired at very long range hitting horizontal armour from a steep angle, i.e. diving on to it.
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Pardon my ignorance on everything naval, but isn't a defined stretch of water before the hull to get at the underwater hull, a rather narrow target? Also wouldn't bulging and other anti-torpedo protection do something to minimize the effect of a hit?
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