The Tegetthoff class carries twelve 5.9-inch guns and eighteen 2.6-inch guns in addition to its main battery. Their number suggests preparation for Italian opposition and attacks by motor torpedo boats. The light-gun count ties the design to the threats Austria-Hungary expected in the Adriatic. It provides another measure of tactical fit alongside the earlier comparison of main batteries and firing arcs.
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Tegetthoff's light guns match Adriatic threats
Twelve 5.9-inch guns and eighteen 2.6-inch guns point to a dreadnought prepared for Italian opposition and motor torpedo boats in the Adriatic.