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How other navies answer early British triple turrets

British adoption of triple turrets from Orion and Lion would not make every rival follow immediately, especially Germany.

Question

How quickly would other naval powers follow if Orion and Lion adopted triple turrets?

Short answer

Responses would vary, with Germany unlikely to adopt triples until considerably later.

Notes

Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, and the United States were already using or moving toward triple turrets. Japan would readily take up the British approach. Germany is expected to wait another two design generations because it lacked money for an immediate change. A British decision would therefore produce different responses across the rival navies.