G3 and N3 layouts complicated anti-aircraft fire but did not prevent adaptation

Did the G3 and N3 layout make an effective anti-aircraft battery impractical?

It made placement harder, but design changes and layered anti-aircraft protection could compensate.

The unusual concentration of the main battery made anti-aircraft placement and firing arcs harder. That difficulty did not make an effective battery impossible. The transition toward Nelson's layout could revise positions around the superstructure before the design entered service. Later refits would also build layered air defence from several weapon types and ranges rather than depend on one fixed battery arrangement.