The British superstructures nicknamed Queen Anne's Mansions are easy to criticize as conspicuous targets. Their volume gave a capital ship the staff space it needed. They still increased the area an opponent could aim at, but the battleship was already a massive target. Superstructure size therefore balanced command accommodation against exposure.
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Queen Anne's Mansions traded target size for staff space
The large British superstructures balanced command accommodation against a more conspicuous target profile.