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:As for the criticisms of Lord Fisher's action in initialising the Dreadnought class, the reply is simply that his actions were based upon the extreme difficulty of obtaining accurate fire control & consequently accurate shooting in a ship with a mixed armament of 12" and 9.2" or 12" and 10" guns.  This difficulty entirely disappeared when the heavy gun armament composed guns of one calibre alone.<ref>British Library.  Jellicoe Papers.  Add. MSS. 49038.  f. 207.</ref>
:As for the criticisms of Lord Fisher's action in initialising the Dreadnought class, the reply is simply that his actions were based upon the extreme difficulty of obtaining accurate fire control & consequently accurate shooting in a ship with a mixed armament of 12" and 9.2" or 12" and 10" guns.  This difficulty entirely disappeared when the heavy gun armament composed guns of one calibre alone.<ref>British Library.  Jellicoe Papers.  Add. MSS. 49038.  f. 207.</ref>


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The Life of Admiral of the Fleet
John Rushworth Jellicoe,
First Earl Jellicoe
5 December, 1869 – 20 November, 1935
Jellicoe, 1920.JPG
Chapters
Background and Early Life • Service as Lieutenant • Commander • Command and China • Director of Naval Ordnance • Flag Rank and Controller • Sea Service and Second Sea Lord • Command of the Grand Fleet • The War at Sea, 1914-1916 • The Battle of Jutland • After Jutland • First Sea Lord and the Submarine Menace • Controversy and Dismissal • Empire Tour • Governor-General of New Zealand • The Jutland Controversy • Retirement • Death and Legacy
As for the criticisms of Lord Fisher's action in initialising the Dreadnought class, the reply is simply that his actions were based upon the extreme difficulty of obtaining accurate fire control & consequently accurate shooting in a ship with a mixed armament of 12" and 9.2" or 12" and 10" guns. This difficulty entirely disappeared when the heavy gun armament composed guns of one calibre alone.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ British Library. Jellicoe Papers. Add. MSS. 49038. f. 207.

Bibliography

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