Talk:Sinking of HMS Avon

--Brianmore101 (talk) 19:00, 1 September 2011 (UTC) The observation is made (rather than a factual comment) "without taking into consideration the far more effective American gunnery" The point was the British ship was outgunned by the American vessel, so the point about needing better armed vessels was well made at the time. i.e. Not neccessarily better gunnery by the Americans! <span style="font-size: smaller;"


 * The observation was Forester's, and is cited. The odds in guns were twenty-two to sixteen; the ratio of casualties inflicted was thirteen to one. HLGallon (talk) 19:24, 1 September 2011 (UTC)