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On 24 February, 1915, Chatfield wrote to Captain Phillimore of ''Inflexible'' that, "Whoever gets the biggest volume of fire, short or hitting, will gain the ascendancy and keep it as the other fellow can't see to reply."<ref>Acheson Papers. Imperial War Museum. IWM 1617 P160. Quoted in Gordon. ''Rules of the Game''. p. 47.</ref> | On 24 February, 1915, Chatfield wrote to Captain Phillimore of ''Inflexible'' that, "Whoever gets the biggest volume of fire, short or hitting, will gain the ascendancy and keep it as the other fellow can't see to reply."<ref>Acheson Papers. Imperial War Museum. IWM 1617 P160. Quoted in Gordon. ''Rules of the Game''. p. 47.</ref> | ||
==Practice== | |||
On 12 June, 1915 the Battle Fleet and Cruiser Squadrons carried out target practice. Commander the Hon. [[Matthew Robert Best|Matthew R. Best]] noted in his journal, "Warspte & QE salvoes were delightful to watch. Mackinnon spread about 200 [yards] with ½ charges at 12000 [yards].<ref>Commander Matthew Best's notebook entry for 12 June, 1915. Liddle Collection. University of Leeds. RNMN/BEST. Box 1. Volume III.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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[[Category:Grand Fleet Articles]] | [[Category:Grand Fleet Articles]] | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 18 June 2010
Battle Fleet
- It must be clearly understood that under no circumstances is fire to be withheld for the purposes of obtaining a 'plot'; it should not even be delayed for rangefinder ranges if there is the smallest possibility of disadvantage resulting from the delay.
Battle Cruisers
On 24 February, 1915, Chatfield wrote to Captain Phillimore of Inflexible that, "Whoever gets the biggest volume of fire, short or hitting, will gain the ascendancy and keep it as the other fellow can't see to reply."[1]
Practice
On 12 June, 1915 the Battle Fleet and Cruiser Squadrons carried out target practice. Commander the Hon. Matthew R. Best noted in his journal, "Warspte & QE salvoes were delightful to watch. Mackinnon spread about 200 [yards] with ½ charges at 12000 [yards].[2]
Footnotes
