The proposed battery has sixteen 5.25-inch guns and greater forward firepower. Even with that advantage, the assessment is that it would probably leave the battle's outcome unchanged. One interpretation of Henderson's design work is that he sometimes included an option colleagues could reject. Offering an unattractive alternative could help secure agreement on the preferred design.
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Sixteen 5.25-inch guns and the limits of extra firepower
A sixteen-gun design would offer more forward firepower, but the assessment is that this alone would probably leave the battle's outcome unchanged.