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Jutland: there were issues around the culture of waiting for signals (flags!) from the flagship and also around the personality of the Commander in Chief and so
by keithpeter 9y ago
Jutland: there were issues around the culture of waiting for signals (flags!) from the flagship and also around the personality of the Commander in Chief and some of the other admirals as well as the issue you mention.
See The Rules of the Game by Andrew Gordon if you have an interest in naval history or how large organisations respond to change.
- Nomentatus 9y ago"Finally, there is a brief summary of the findings which assert that the loss of the British BCs, contrary to conventional wisdom was the result of over sensitive British propellant charges rather than the tendency of the crews to ignore safe ammunition handling practices to increase rate of fire." Review of https://www.amazon.com/Jutland-Analysis-Fighting-John-Campbell/dp/0870213245/ https://www.amazon.com/Jutland-Analysis-Fighting-John-Campbe...