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Did Nelson and Rodney use the G3 battlecruiser's gun?

The G3 and Nelson weapons follow different development paths, with German-gun testing influencing the later 16-inch design.

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Question

Did Nelson and Rodney use the gun intended for the G3 battlecruisers?

Short answer

No. The G3 weapon was a 16.5-inch development of the 15-inch gun; Nelson and Rodney received a separate 16-inch design influenced by British tests of German guns.

Notes

The proposed G3 gun was a 16.5-inch development of Britain's 15-inch weapon. After G3's cancellation, a separate 16-inch program incorporated ideas from British tests of German guns. That later program produced the Nelson-class weapon.