The two fleets had different tactical needs. The High Seas Fleet needed its battlecruisers to supplement a weaker battle line, while the Grand Fleet had enough dreadnoughts and could use its faster ships elsewhere. British battlecruisers could have maneuvered around the engagement and opened a separate angle of fire. A design must be judged by its intended mission and by whether commanders used it accordingly.
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How battlecruisers should have fought at Jutland
British battlecruisers should have used speed to open a separate firing angle instead of joining the battle line against German battleships.