War game studies begun in July 1903 "showed that a battleship armed with 12 11-inch or 12-inch guns hexagonally arranged would be equal to three or more of the conventional type."
Krigsspilsstudier indledt i juli 1903 "viste at et slagskib bevæbnet med 12 11-tommer eller 12-tommer kanoner hexagonalt placeret ville svare til tre eller flere af den konventionelle type".