US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45

Download or Read eBook US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45 PDF written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 50
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ISBN-10 : 9781782006305
ISBN-13 : 1782006303
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Book Synopsis US Heavy Cruisers 1941–45 by : Mark Stille

Book excerpt: Designed and produced under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed very heavy armament – the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main battery of ten 8” guns – this came at the cost of protection – armor was the same thickness as a gun cruiser, and incapable of protecting the vessels from enemy 8” fire. As the classes evolved, these flaws began to be corrected, with the main battery being reduced, and increased protection being added to the vital areas of the ship. Despite these drawbacks, the pre-war heavy cruiser classes served with distinction throughout World War II.


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