British Fire Control Systems at Jutland
British Fire Control Systems at Jutland
The Battle of Jutland continues to be an interesting and controversial topic, in part because of technical arguments surrounding British gunnery and the effectiveness of its fire control.
To understand (too strong a word... "to take an informed position on?") the gunnery results of Jutland, one has to consider many factors. This article is going to address just one of these factors: the equipment each British ship carried into battle.
Caveats and Sources
Airtight and detailed documentation of this stuff is thin. While there is good documentation overall, much is dated significantly distant from the battle, and this introduces the possibility that upgrades or alterations occurred between the battle and the document's creation (regardless of which came first). Of course, the creators of most such documents were human, and some would even confess as much when pressed.
This page will have fuzzy edges and may contain errors. However, it should be substantially correct in aggregate form.
The Run to the South
Column headings:
- RF9
- number of 9-ft RFs
- RF15
- number of 15-ft RFs
- FCT
- type of Dreyer Fire Control Table
| Ship | FCT | Dir | FTP | RF9 | RF15 |
| Lion | III | yes | yes | ||
| Princess Royal | III | yes | yes | ||
| Queen Mary | II | yes | yes | ||
| New Zealand | none? | yes | yes | ||
| Indefatigable | none?? | yes | yes | ||
| Barham | IV* | yes | yes | ||
| Valiant | IV* | yes | yes | ||
| Warspite | IV* | yes | yes | ||
| Malaya | IV* | yes | yes |
[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableMarkIVRoyalOak1916
- Template:BibUKTechnicalHistoryComparisonArgoAndDreyer
- Template:BibUKRangeTablesForHMFleet1918
- Template:BibUKSightManual1916
- Template:BibUKPamphletDreyerTurretTable1930
