MacKay, Niall James orcid.org/0000-0003-3279-4717, Price, Christopher and Wood, Andrew James orcid.org/0000-0002-6119-852X (2016) Weight of Shell Must Tell:A Lanchestrian reappraisal of the Battle of Jutland. History. pp. 536-563. ISSN 1468-229X
Abstract
We re-analyse the 1916 Battle of Jutland (German: Skagerrak), the major naval engagement of the First World War, in the light of the understanding of dreadnought fleet tactics developed over the decade leading up to it. In particular, we consider the interaction of the calculus of Lanchester’s Square Law with fleet geometry and the commanders’ decisions that determined it, and with the shipbuilding decisions associated with the Lanchestrian trade-off between quality and quantity. We re-examine the behaviour of the commanders in the light of this tactical analysis, and conclude that the outcome of Jutland, in spite of apparent British tactical and technological failings, was the culmination of a decade of consistent and professionally insightful decision-making by the Royal Navy, which built and correctly wielded its decisive weapon, the Grand Fleet, to achieve the required strategic victory.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors. History © 2016 The Historical Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. Embargo period (AAM): 24 months |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Mathematics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 May 2016 07:56 |
Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2024 00:32 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229X.12241 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1468-229X.12241 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99759 |
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