The King George V class's 14-inch battery followed a volume-of-fire logic also visible in British cruiser choices. The cruiser comparison depended on pre-radar combat ranges and the much higher rate of fire available from a larger battery of six-inch guns. The jump from 14-inch to 16-inch weapons mattered more than the analogy with six- versus eight-inch cruiser guns suggests. The proposed alternative is three triple 15-inch turrets, potentially derived from existing 16-inch turret experience and paired with a new gun usable in older 15-inch battleships.
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King George V armament and the 15-inch alternative
The British preference for more 14-inch shells is weighed against an all-forward or triple-turret design using improved 15-inch guns.