How would faster Queen Elizabeth-class battleships with four triple 15-inch turrets change Jutland?
Short answerTheir 72 heavy guns, stronger ranging salvos, and 26-knot speed would improve accuracy by roughly 10 to 20 percent and prevent German battlecruisers from controlling the range.
NotesMoving from eight to twelve guns per ship raises the squadron total from 48 to 72 and lets each turret contribute independent ranging patterns. Six forward-firing guns also strengthen the chase, while a speed near 26 or 26.5 knots leaves the German battlecruisers little practical closing advantage. The result would be a materially more accurate and tactically dominant fast-battleship force.