I keep hearing about how when the HMS Dreadnought was launched, all previously built battleships became obsolete on the spot and it basically reset the Anglo-German naval arms race. But AFAIK the British fought no naval battle from its launch until 1914, so how was the total superiority of going all-in on big guns instead of having lots of guns of different calibers, like it was the practice before, immediately apparent to everyone?
While more can always be said, I've previously answered a similar question here.