Larger torpedoes would be another route by which capital-ship research spread through the fleet. The scenario expects work on experimental 24-inch weapons by 1910. Successive senior officers had come through torpedo and gunnery appointments, giving them a recurring interest in greater range and striking power. Discretionary funds would let them sustain that work across changes of officeholder. This is a projection of development activity, with no claim that a 24-inch torpedo would already be operational.
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Experimental 24-inch torpedoes by 1910
Successive torpedo and gunnery officers could keep funding larger, longer-range torpedoes, reaching experimental 24-inch weapons by 1910.