Nine-gun 15-inch or 16-inch arrangements are preferred alternatives for the King George V class. That design preference does not make the fitted 14-inch weapon insignificant. A gun of that physical scale and destructive power cannot reasonably be called puny. The criticism is comparative: the battery can be judged against other proposed layouts without mischaracterizing the weapon itself.
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King George V's fourteen-inch guns in context
A discussion of the King George V class separates criticism of the chosen fourteen-inch battery from the exaggerated claim that such guns were puny.