sentences:  It started at at the bow, increasing to , then to , and then to thick amidships, and tapered down to on the aft end of the belt.The teak backing for the belt amounted to 200 mm, and the whole assembly was bolted together.The "Brandenburg"s had an armored deck thick that was connected to the upper edge of the belt; it was effective only at deflecting short-range shells and could not have resisted plunging fire or a shell that detonated on impact.