Unreliable ammunition does not make accuracy irrelevant; it makes every hit that much more valuable. A Royal Navy that learned this lesson earlier would have reason to improve gunnery drills, fire-control practice, and rate-of-fire training across the fleet. The Battlecruiser Force would face particular pressure to improve before Dogger Bank because its ships were the most likely to meet the enemy. Beginning reform early in the war also avoids some competition from the army's later demand for Western Front shells, leaving more industrial capacity for naval ammunition.
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Poor shells create pressure for more accurate fire
Even before a full ammunition fix, the need to make scarce effective hits count could encourage stronger fire-control, gunnery, and rate-of-fire training.