Sorry Man..
You didn't understand my post. Both sides lost several ships. The Germans lost a battlecruiser too. However any ship they lost was worth 5 brit Ships, simply because the brits had more. It took the Germans MONTHS to repair their fleet. Many ships should have been sunk, and had Jellicoe not turned the wrong way the Germans would have lost a lit more. Even the Germans agree on this. It was months before they had enough ships repaired to let the Kaiser know they were again a battleworthy fleet. The Brits reported Battleready the next day. If you want to see what a frightful pounding the Germans took read Jutland: An Analysis Of The Fighting which is basically a 500 page book with an almost shell by shell description. Another good source is Jutland: The German Perspective by Tarrant.
Communications: The Germans had many communications problems. They were masked by the fact that they could always turn around and run home. Which when confronted by the whole British Fleet they did. Their ships were in a tight formation, the battlecruisers very close to the battlefleet. The battlecruisers had the simplest job possible in war, that being lead the British Battlecruisers into a known trap. In cases like these there are little communications required. Remember at this time radio wasn't all that reliable, they did it with flags.
I've been in the Navy. I still work with the Navy. The worst thing to happen trainingwise was to be at sea for long periods. Beatty was at sea constantly because only the battlecruisers had the speed and the might to run down raiders AND only Beattys battlecruisers had the speed and the might to stand up and CATCH and German fleet which came out to play. Jellicoe had to rely on Beatty to damage the german fleet so he could catch it. Beatty did this admirably. In fact he did it so well Jellicoe was able to catch them from over 30 miles away. Beatty was always at sea so his ships never got proper refits, which made his ships at les than design efficiency. He was also attempting to coordinate his actions with a task force he'd never worked with before, that being Sir Evan Thomas Fast 5th Squadron. It was Evan Thomas who missed the first signals which cost Beatty dearly. Hardly Sir Davids fault.
Two: During the initial phases of the battle the Brits had a 6 to 5 advantage. However a signal was missed (remember this is all being done with flags) and a British BC engaged the wrong BC. This left one German BC unengaged which proved fatal to at least two British BC. This is Beattys fault. Again expediency. He should have ensured his fleet knew what to do in this situation. But again without training...
It's hardly Beattys fault British Shells were defective.. With good shells the German fleet would have been totally annihilated.
Remember EVERYONE knew the Germans were going to run if they were confronted by the whole Grand Fleet. Hipper knew Beatty had no choice but to chase him into the trap. Their plan always was to trap a small portion of the Grand Fleet. Annihilate it. then At a later date engage the rest of the Grand Fleet. Beatty had to get Hipper to chase him WITHOUT the Germans realizing Jellicoe was at sea. Beatty did this admirably. In fact his manuever just prior to making contact with Jellicoe is still considered one of the most brilliant in naval History. At considerable risk to himself he cut acros the German Fleet so they couldn't sea Jellicoe deploy. This manuever was so well planned the Germans had no idea Jellicoe was even around until the shells started landing around their ships.15 minutes later the Germans Battle Turned Away. It got dark, The Brits weren't trained to fight at night , Jellicoe made a poor assumption on German intentions. The Battle Ended.
The problem with Jutland was Naval Technology had developed faster than the tactics and communications needed to use it correctly. No one envisioned a battle where the opening range was over 9 miles. Fight Jutland 18 months later and the German Fleet is sunk. The Germans KNEW this.
AS for Beatty being Jealous of Jellicoe. Thats poppycosh. I've read Beattys biographies, and opinions of other admirals. Beatty admired Jellicoe, they were good friends. Beatty never desired Jellicoes job , he was a bit of a swell and liked the image of the dashing Battlecruiser Admiral. Remember at this time british children had trading cards of the big ships and Admirals. And Beatty had the hottest trading card in the country. Also Beatty KNEW he was next in line for Jellicoes job. They weren't rivals. Rival implies competing for the same job. Beatty had already been told he was getting Jellicoes job when Jellicoe stepped down.
Beatty fought hard because that was his nature. Not because he was jealous and wanted to upstage anyone. There was no room for that in the British navy. Especially with items as expensive as a Battleship or Battlecruiser.
Man it's commendable you have an opinion. Most people have never heard of Jutland especially in America. But get some good sources and read about it.
Be safe
Tron
