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Did Fisher prefer wing turrets themselves?

A chat prompt leads to the distinction between liking wing turrets and demanding six guns that can fire forward.

Question

Was Fisher committed to wing turrets in the British response?

Short answer

His priority was six forward-firing guns; triple superfiring turrets could meet that requirement without preserving wing turrets.

Notes

Fisher's real priority was probably six-gun forward fire rather than attachment to wing turrets themselves. Wing turrets were one means of meeting that requirement with the layouts available to him. Triple turrets and superfiring arrangements could satisfy the same tactical demand more efficiently. An early Dante Alighieri would make that solution more attractive by normalizing triple mountings.