Better communications could reshape Jutland and the peace

What changes if Beatty does not command the battlecruisers?

Better communications could improve Dogger Bank and Jutland and alter postwar naval politics.

Removing Beatty from the relevant command path could put greater weight on professional communications skill rather than personal connections. Better signaling might allow the British to inflict heavier German losses at Dogger Bank and give Jellicoe more accurate information at Jutland. A decisive victory could then affect the pace of the war, perhaps enabling more aggressive operations against German trade. Because victory would also raise the Royal Navy's prestige, the consequences could extend into postwar budgets and naval-treaty politics.