The simulated four-against-two battle gives each French ship eighteen opposing 16-inch guns even when the British divide their fire evenly. Raw gun counting misled observers after Tsushima because employment matters as much as inventory. Once other conditions are comparable, more guns create a real advantage if the fleet can supply, organise, and concentrate them. Tactical firepower depends on the industrial and logistical system that keeps the weapons in action.
Notable Point · 33:05-36:23
Gun numbers matter when logistics support them
Numerical firepower becomes decisive only when doctrine, supply, and organisation allow a fleet to concentrate and sustain it.