The turret and ammunition failure prompts a review of flash-fire protection and the British ship's secondary battery. The revised arrangement tests 5.5-inch and six-inch guns, adds three-inch anti-aircraft weapons, and accepts a lower speed of 28 knots to remain within weight. The German ship also receives checks to its fire control, propulsion, armour, range, and bulkheads, producing what the stream calls a floating lump of steel. These changes show iterative warship design responding to observed failure instead of chasing maximum statistics once.
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Redesigning protection and secondaries after the failed trial
The failed battle drives a redesign of barbette protection, secondary armament, anti-aircraft guns, speed, and the German opponent's survivability.