British wire-wound guns traded weight for strength

What design trade-off came with British wire-wound naval guns?

They were strong, but the construction method added weight and made savings elsewhere in the ship more valuable.

The British 13.5-inch heavy shell and the 15-inch gun lead into the weight of wire-wound construction. This method added weight to the weapon but produced a strong gun. Every saved ton still mattered within the design. Ordnance construction therefore affected the wider displacement budget of a warship.