Mark 37 comparisons need the gun-system context

Could British fire-control and data-transmission equipment have matched the Mark 37 system in a 4.7-inch dual-purpose counterfactual?

Britain had the technical ability to produce capable fire control, but its systems reflected the limits and priorities of the guns they were designed to control.

A fire-control system cannot be judged apart from the guns it controls. British equipment was designed to extract the best performance from the weapons actually available, so weaker gun characteristics could make the whole arrangement look less advanced. British and American engineering were at broadly comparable technological levels, though each navy invested according to different priorities. The comparison turns on system integration and procurement choices rather than any British inability to build sophisticated fire control.