An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated January 1913 reported that the Royal British Navy reintroduced the secondary armament on her new planned battleships. The guns were to be used for anti torpedo boat warfare and mounted in armoured casemates on the upper deck to be used under all weather conditions. The main armament would consist of 8-38cm guns. The rangefinders received a much large mounting and the fire directors were to be fitted out directly.(1)
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1. The Queen Elizabeth-class consisting of the Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham Valiant and Malaya with a main armament of 4x2-38,1cm/15” 42/cal Mk I guns, 14/16x1-15,24cm/6” /45 cal breech loading Mk XII guns.
