British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser by Mark Stille,... - 9781780960968

Name: British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser by Mark Stille,... - 9781780960968
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser191416\nAuthor(s): Mark Stille, Paul Wright, Ian Palmer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781780960968, 978-1780960968\nSynopsis\nThe rival battlecruisers first clashed in January 1915 at Dogger Bank in the North Sea and although the battle was a British tactical victory with neither side losing any of its battlecruisers, the differences in the designs of the British and German ships were already apparent.\n\nThe two sides responded very differently to this first clash; while the Germans improved their ammunition-handling procedures to lessen the risk of disabling explosions, the British drew the opposite lesson and stockpiled ammunition in an effort to improve their rate of fire, rendering their battlecruisers more vulnerable. These differences were highlighted more starkly during the battle of Jutland in May 1916. Of the nine British battlecruisers committed, t.