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ARMOUR AND ITS ATTACK EY ORDNANCE. 
what is termed the redoubt principle (shown in Figs. 33 and 34), which 
have no weak place beneath the heavy gun positions such as is seen in 
Figs. 35 and 36. And the United States Oregon class, now building, 
very closely resembles our Hood and, indeed, our 1889 barbette class. 
Italy not only built ships on the English principle (see Duilio , Fig. 37), 
Fig-. 37.—(Duilio). 
but carried it to extreme lengths never contemplated in England, aban¬ 
doning all belt armour in the Ilalia and Lepanto , which are battle-ships 
intended to light in line, as completely as we have done in cruisers (see 
Fig. 38). Russia, generally speaking, followed the French plan, and 
Fig-. 88. — (Italia). 
most Continental armour-clads have complete belts at the water-line, 
though exceptions occur, as in the German Sachsen class (see Fig. 39) 
Fig. 39.— (Sachsen). 
