The simulated battle shows why early dreadnoughts still carried torpedoes. British and German ships repeatedly damage each other with them at close range, turning a design feature into a tactical lesson. Before later advances in rangefinding and radar pushed engagement ranges outward, fleets could fight within torpedo range. Their relevance declined as fire-control technology increased the practical distance of battle.
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Why early dreadnoughts retained torpedoes
A simulated battle supplies the closing lesson: before radar and mature rangefinding, torpedoes remained tactically relevant to dreadnoughts.