Tiger's gunnery between Dogger Bank and Jutland

What were Tiger's different gunnery practices, and why is the ship often remembered for poor shooting?

Early results at Dogger Bank overshadowed later improvement, while Tiger's balance of accuracy and rate of fire compared imperfectly with either battleships or other battlecruisers.

Tiger commissioned on 3 October 1914 and fought at Dogger Bank on 24 January 1915, leaving little time between working up and entering battle. Its shooting is described as substantially better by Jutland. The comparison depends on which standard is used: Tiger is credited with greater accuracy than other battlecruisers, but a slower rate of fire. Battleships achieved better accuracy with slower firing and more target practice. That placed Tiger between two approaches to gunnery, allowing sources concerned with either accuracy or firing speed to find grounds for criticism. The explanation attributes its popular reputation partly to the prominence of its early battle and to accounts that did not incorporate later performance. Its newer machinery and capable crew could have supported either approach if its training priorities had changed.