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The domestic 11-inch gun choice

The choice of domestic 11-inch armament combined a political preference with the weapons actually available.

11-inch Guns Naval Guns Naval Procurement Scharnhorst Class Battleships

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Question

Was the choice of 11-inch guns for Scharnhorst and Gneisenau political?

Short answer

Yes, the preference for domestic production was political, but those were also the guns available to them.

Notes

The challenge proposes using foreign guns instead of the domestic 11-inch weapons. Domestic production was a political consideration in the choice. Availability also constrained the decision: the 11-inch guns were the weapons they could obtain.