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The 15-inch KGV idea and Britain's parallel gun programmes

Parallel British 14-, 15-, and 16-inch gun work provides the context for a 15-inch KGV concept without validating the game's exact ship.

Fiction World Of Warships MonarchKing George V Class Battleships (1939)Naval GunneryRoyal Navy
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Question

How real was the 15-inch King George V concept associated with Monarch in World of Warships?

Short answer

Britain maintained parallel 14-, 15-, and 16-inch gun programmes, although the reply does not identify Monarch as an exact historical design.

Notes

A question about the 15-inch King George V concept represented by Monarch in World of Warships leads into Britain's parallel gun-development work. The 14-inch programme provided a lower-calibre option, 15-inch work continued an established British preference, and 16 inches was the upper treaty limit. All three are described as subjects of design and testing during the interwar period. The criticism of the later 16-inch programme distinguishes having a design from assigning it production priority. The reply does not establish that the game's Monarch is an exact reproduction of a particular historical design.