Talk:Taihou/@comment-24396562-20140507122209/@comment-84.178.115.77-20140510114942

The armored part here says that her flight deck was armored. Most other IJN carriers only had wooden flight decks, which makes them vulnerable against attacks from the air. The ship below the flight deck is more or less armored on all Carriers, however torpedoes can hit ship in spots where you can't really armor them well.