"1914 Alternate Naval Scenario Idea" Topic
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| Blutarski | 17 Apr 2021 9:39 a.m. PST |
Hi 9pr,
I believe your theory is correct, i.e.- that removal of anti-flash safeguards was never a matter either organized or dictated from above. In his book, "The Sea Heritage", Dreyer commented that matters of ship's gunnery were considered to rest within the purview of the ships themselves. Given that Dreyer was both a gunnery specialist and, practically speaking, Jellicoe's right-hand man, it is fair to say that he would have been in a position to know. This pre-Jutland state of affairs confers noteworthy significance upon the 1916 Spotting Rules. With their formal introduction, Jellicoe made very clear in his introductory remarks that these rules would henceforth officially define and govern a uniform system of gunnery for every ship of the fleet. No more free-lancing. Strictly my opinion, of course. B |
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rebases some old soldiers.
