Rodney could change course toward Bismarck while keeping its main guns bearing. Its captain had to preserve the forward battery's arcs without accommodating a main turret at the stern. King George V had more reason to hold a predictable course to keep both ends of its battery engaged. The comparison credits Rodney's layout with useful freedom of manoeuvre while acknowledging that King George V also had good firing arcs.
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Rodney's freedom to manoeuvre against Bismarck
Rodney's forward battery gave it more freedom to change course against Bismarck than a ship needing to keep aft guns engaged.