Talk:Aquila/@comment-25856767-20160812184408/@comment-25399466-20160828134046

"similar" does not means "identical, and the Illustrious class, despite being very heavily armored, had not a completely armored deck too. The armor covered only the hangar, minus the lifts, and infact the rear flight deck had been perforated two times in the jan. '41bombing, disabling the rudder.

The Aquila's deck armor was of 80mm over the tanks and magazines, and 30mm elsewere, so every part was more protected than the 25mm of the Junyou, and the compartimentation of the hangar was superior than that of the Illoustrious class. Furthermore, the machinery was  well protected against torpedos and well compartimentalized.