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The British response to a fifteen-gun Bayern

The counterfactual turns from German gun numbers to the British requirement for a stronger response.

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Question

How might Britain and France answer the hypothetical fifteen-gun Bayern?

Short answer

The reply places the main burden on Britain and suggests at least twelve 15-inch guns in a fast battleship.

Notes

France is expected to rely on the Royal Navy for the main response to the hypothetical German battery. Eight British 15-inch guns are considered insufficient to provide enough advantage against so many German guns. The proposed British answer begins at twelve 15-inch guns and considers a 28-knot Admiral-derived fast battleship. These are speculative responses to the revised German design.