Comments by "Doug JB" (@dougjb7848) on "The Drydock - Episode 216" video.
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I dunno Drach. The QEs had a 3, maybe 4 knot advantage on Dreadnought, and you claim that would allow QE to dictate the range of engagement.
A SoDak, NoCar or KGV had a 3, maybe 4 knot advantage on the QE, yet you say that is not enough to “dominate” the engagement.
A ship carrying 9x16”/45 (especially firing the Mk8 super heavy) and covered by armor that was “even adequate” at stopping a 15”/42 round, against a ship carrying 8x15”/42 and covered by armor that could not possibly be adequate against the 16” Mk8 … the NoCar or SoDak have the edge.
I think KGV, carrying 10x14”/45, and covered by armor that you directly credit as being highly effective (here and in other videos), would also have an advantage against the QEs.
If one KGV could not sink two QE (25 years older than it) without suffering fatal damage itself, doesn’t that make the KGV a failure as a surface warship?
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