What Happened At Jutland; the Tactics of the Battle
The book What Happened At Jutland; the Tactics of the Battle was written by author Gill, C. C. (Charles Clifford), B. 1885 Here you can read free online of What Happened At Jutland; the Tactics of the Battle book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is What Happened At Jutland; the Tactics of the Battle a good or bad book?
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[53] WHAT HAPPENED AT JUTLAND The British had a total of 344 heavy guns: 48 15-inch, 10 14-inch, 142 13.5-inch, and 144 12-inch. The Germans had a total of 244 heavy guns: 144 12-inch, and 100 11-inch. A 15-inch shell weighs 1,950 lbs., a 14-inch shell weighs 1,600 lbs., a 13.5-inch 1,400 lbs., a 12-inch 850 lbs.,* and an 11 -inch 760 lbs. A single dis- charge of all British heavy guns in the battle of Jutland weighed 713,600 lbs. as compared with 217,264 lbs. for the German side.f In armor pro...tection the German ships were bet- ter provided than the British. Tonnage is the fair- est basis of comparison, as it represents capital that can be invested at discretion for offense and de- fense. In the battle itself, submarines and aircraft took no actual part. The British had a sea-plane car- rier which flew some planes during the approach but they accomplished nothing of note. No British submarines were in the battle. The Germans had twenty-four submarines and ten airships which took part in the operations, but none of these were pres- ent on the field of action during the afternoon and * A 12-inch British weighs 850 lbs.
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