而在维克斯的设计中,戴主任则指出,他们完全没有抓住采用前置主炮的重点:
In the Vickers designs, although they have placed the funnels aft, the importance of having the boilers themselves aft and away from the magazines has been entirely missed, there being 3 boiler rooms with magazines in close proximity to each of them. This is a very objectionable feature, and Messrs. Vickers have apparently missed entirely the importance of having the boiler rooms as well as the funnels abaft and away from the magazines. This feature also does not enable them to reduce the armour protection over the boilers rooms, as we have found it possible to do in out designs where the boiler rooms are clear of the magazines.
在维克斯的设计中,尽管他们也将烟囱布置在了舰体后部,将锅炉布置于舰体后部并远离弹药库的重要性被完全忽视了,有三个锅炉舱与弹药库相当靠近。这是一个非常需要反对的特征,而且维克斯方面显然完全没有理解将烟囱与锅炉舱布置于弹药库后方并远离弹药库的重要性。这样的特征同样没有能够使得他们得以在设计中削减锅炉舱的防护,而在我们的锅炉舱远离弹药库的设计中设计中可能做到那样。
In the Vickers designs, although they have placed the funnels aft, the importance of having the boilers themselves aft and away from the magazines has been entirely missed, there being 3 boiler rooms with magazines in close proximity to each of them. This is a very objectionable feature, and Messrs. Vickers have apparently missed entirely the importance of having the boiler rooms as well as the funnels abaft and away from the magazines. This feature also does not enable them to reduce the armour protection over the boilers rooms, as we have found it possible to do in out designs where the boiler rooms are clear of the magazines.
在维克斯的设计中,尽管他们也将烟囱布置在了舰体后部,将锅炉布置于舰体后部并远离弹药库的重要性被完全忽视了,有三个锅炉舱与弹药库相当靠近。这是一个非常需要反对的特征,而且维克斯方面显然完全没有理解将烟囱与锅炉舱布置于弹药库后方并远离弹药库的重要性。这样的特征同样没有能够使得他们得以在设计中削减锅炉舱的防护,而在我们的锅炉舱远离弹药库的设计中设计中可能做到那样。