The sides of the forward conning tower were eight inches thick and its communications tube to the main deck was seven inches in thickness.
Many experts argue that the force contemplated by the United Nations is far too small, considering the sheer size and terrain of Congo -- a decomposed nation of thick jungle, poor communications and ghost tracks that once were roads.
The conning tower had walls 224-274 mm thick and its communications tube was protected by 150 mm of armour.
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The armour of the barbettes and the conning tower was 15 inches thick and the conning tower's communications tube to the upper deck was 8 inches thick.
The direction of communication is indicated by arrowheads, while the frequency of communication is denoted by line thickness (i.e., thicker lines indicate a greater number of communications between a given pair of providers).
Thick blue bundles of secure fiber-optic communications lines, attached with duct tape to the hotel carpets, snake through the corridors.
