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Assume that as a counter to the large Japanese fleet Australia chooses to buy the two Lion class Battlecruisers from the Royal navy along with a few Cruisers and Destroyers to support them while Canada buys HMS Canada or another suitable ship such as Erin or Agincourt along with supporting ships .
What would the effects on the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922 be ?Would the Dominions get separate fleets or would they have to scrap them ?If they did not what would the affects be ?
And finally how could these ships be put to use in the second world war ?I assume Australia and Victoria (The names I think most likely to be given to the Aussie ships) would be used mostly in the Pacific maybe as escorts to a lone carrier sent by the RN to protect the DEI from Japanese aggression .
As for the Canada ?She might be deployed with the Home fleet or could be sent to the Mediterranean and fight the Italian BB`s .
Or more interesting what if she was sent to fight Bismark instead of PoW so instead of the lone German leviathan facing fire from only the lone Hood she had to contend with fire from two large and well trained Battleships ?
Maybe the mighty `ood lives and is made a museum at wars end and today sits alongside HMS Victory ?