Planning for Pacific service called for large destroyers with twin high-angle guns, suitable fire control and provision for radar. The stated fit combined two twin 4.5-inch mounts forward with a single 4-inch illumination gun on the first six ships, four twin Hazemeyer Bofors mounts and four to six single Bofors. Two quadruple torpedo banks provided eight tubes. The 1942 group's depth-charge arrangement gave way to Squid anti-submarine mortars, while the 1943 group is described as having Squid throughout. Seven ships were reportedly completed by the end of the war, and HMS Barfleur saw action with the British Pacific Fleet.
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What the Battle class carried for Pacific fleet defence
Twin 4.5-inch guns forward and a heavy Bofors battery show the priority the Battle design gave to air defence.