An earlier 14-inch gun could equip the Lord Nelson class in triple turrets before Dreadnought. Three guns allow a turret to fire a complete ranging salvo on its own. With several triple mountings, a ship can also combine shells from different turrets and keep a steady cycle of salvos while finding the range. Twin turrets offer better space economy and easier maintenance, while triples give the better overall operational return in this assessment. Adding still more guns per turret introduces complications that weaken that advantage.
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Triple turrets offered a gunnery advantage beyond gun count
Three-gun mountings could produce self-contained ranging salvos and sustain flexible firing patterns, making them operationally attractive despite added complexity.