The second engagement replaces Yamato with a simulated Tirpitz and its 15-inch battery. Tirpitz's maximum gun range is about 25 kilometres in the scenario, while the modernised British weapon reaches roughly twice as far as the chosen 30-kilometre engagement distance. Firing at half its theoretical maximum range improves the British ship's chances of accurate hits. Tirpitz has enough speed to try closing while the British ship cruises, so range control still requires tactical attention. The example isolates the value of reach more clearly than the Yamato fight because the German ship begins with no opportunity to return fire.
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Tirpitz demonstrates the modernised gun's range mismatch
Against a simulated Tirpitz with 15-inch guns, the automatic 14-inch ship can fight near 30 kilometres while its opponent remains unable to reply.