The ship comparison separates belt armour, deck armour, turret protection, and other internal layers rather than treating armour as one number. At long range, falling shells can make the horizontal deck the relevant surface, while a thick belt is less directly tested. The simulated Bismarck derivative has a 12-inch main deck, several times the historical thickness, which likely explains its extraordinary resistance. The thought experiment illustrates how an enlarged and over-protected game design can cease to be a fair representation of the historical ship.
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Long-range fire turns deck armour into the problem
Comparing armour schemes shows why an extreme deck thickness can matter more than a main belt when shells arrive at steep long-range angles.