How would Jutland change if Germany pursued fast battleships after its first dreadnoughts?
Short answerGermany gains speed, but provokes a British industrial and design response that changes both fleets.
NotesSmall-tube water-tube boilers provide the enabling technology for a German fast battle line. Britain would answer with faster battleships, probably larger guns, and the industrial effort needed to recover its numerical advantage. Older dreadnoughts on both sides would become liabilities in the main fleet, although Britain could reuse its larger surplus in secondary theatres. At Jutland, Germany might separate a slow group from a fast hunting force, while British battlecruisers would also benefit from the same boiler race. The encounter remains intelligence-driven while becoming faster, harsher, and less predictable.