How much ammunition might a British 14-inch autoloading capital ship carry?
Short answerAbout 100 rounds per gun is the cautious live estimate, with 80 carried for treaty compliance, but the design history leaves an unresolved higher figure.
NotesA British 14-inch autoloading design would probably use magazine allowances comparable to the King George V class. A live check gives roughly 100 rounds of physical capacity per gun and an 80-round carried load under treaty conditions. Separate notes suggest a higher figure, possibly tied to an autoloader study or to space reserved when the battleship still had a twelve-gun layout. That discrepancy remains unresolved pending a return to the underlying notes. The figures also show why design-stage capacity and treaty loads must be distinguished.