How would the all-aft-gun North Carolina Scheme F have performed in World War II?
Short answerIt might perform similarly in many historical missions, but the all-aft battery would make pursuit and forward engagement awkward and could prompt major alterations.
NotesThe scheme works in a broadside action but requires the ship to point away from an enemy to use its full battery, the opposite of what a pursuing force wants. Reversing the idea into an all-forward arrangement would be more tactically coherent, and Admiral Lee might dislike the actual layout in combat.