What knock-on effects would follow if the Brandenburg successor carried three twin heavy-gun turrets?
Short answerRivals might adopt superfiring or triple turrets earlier, substantially changing pre-dreadnought evolution and the eventual Dreadnought design.
NotesThe German centerline middle turret was not an arrangement other navies necessarily wanted to copy. A larger broadside could instead drive Britain or France toward early superfiring pairs, wing turrets, or experimental triple mountings. If superfiring layouts matured before the Lord Nelson class, Dreadnought would need a more radical feature set to remain revolutionary. Triple turrets would also force a wider and longer hull to preserve workable proportions, showing how one extra gun position could cascade through battleship size and layout.