On 20/06/2014 07:04, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:

> Well, I do recall that something similar happened to at least one german BC at the Dogger Bank & it survived 'cuz it had decent armor. After which the german navy changed their designs/procedures to prevent it from happening again.
> Also, as I recall, the 'fix' involved hardware installation (flash suppressors) as well as procedural modifications, so I think it could be classified as a design flaw.
> Everything I've read labels it as such & I don't think I've read anyone that thinks those ships were good designs.
> Heck, I even read somewhere that the first RN BC's were assigned as flagships to CL squadrons!
> Even then it seems that they were never meant to be placed in the 'line-of-battle'.
> But, as more than one author has written, those big 12" guns were just too tempting.

Actually, Fisher's plan was for exactly that - they were supposed to
replace battleships, and to 'speed tank' incoming shellfire, to use a
modern gaming term. It went as well as you'd expect.