Comments by "John Fisher" (@johnfisher9692) on "HMS New Zealand - Guide 201" video.

Thanks Drach. Nice to see a 'colonial' ship featured. I think the six I class should not be rated as BC's. They were conceived, designed and built as Dreadnought Armoured Cruisers, designed to scout for the fleet and destroy commerce raiding cruisers, NOT sit in the battle line facing Battleship level guns. In the role Admiral Fisher planned for them they were stunningly successful. The German replies to them were more like fast Battleships with less firepower, so is it any surprise they fared badly when faced with the HSF 1st SG. This makes the Lion class the first true British Battlecruisers and they proved able to handle their German opponents, the loss of Queen Mary more the result of faulty cordite handling, good gunnery and a large slice of luck. At Jutland the Germans seemed to have the Devil's own luck in hitting turrets repeatedly,
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