Paul J. Adam writes
>The Germans had an advantage in the aftermath of the Dogger Bank
>encounter in that Seydlitz brought her burned-out turrets home, where
>the dangers of flash were quickly identified and a system of flash-tight
>double doors introduced across the High Seas Fleet to isolate the
>magazines from hits on the turrets.
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>And so the two navies drew breath and readied themselves for the next
>bout: the High Seas Fleet emboldened by their victory, the Royal Navy
>shocked by unexpected defeat and torn between a hunger for vengeance and
>a cautious desire to preserve its obvious supremacy, whatever the result
>of a single skirmish.
>
Polite applause.
Now can I put in a humble request for an account of the alt-Jutland?
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Bob Scott |
