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Inspired by the 5 Renown thread https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=371399
in order not to derail it I will ask separately here,

What would be a good use of the RNs WWI building rather than a collection of odd BB/BC/LLC that in hindsight are not very useful.

I will assume that the following was not built (all T from WNT),
R class 5x [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]25,750 =128750[/FONT]
R&R 2x [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]26,500 =53000[/FONT]
LLC 3x 19,000 (not in WNT what SD?) = 57000
Hood + Sisters [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]41,200 + (not sure how much wasted on sisters ?) = 41,200
So total = 279950+ T of WNT tonage [/FONT]
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QE is 27500 so you could add 10 of them or better with hindsight 8 faster 15"x8 ships of 35,000t and QE or better protection (ie slow Hoods that could do maybe 28Kn ?)
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So how do the negotiations of the WNT go if RN has say,
8 Fast BBs 35,000t 8x15"
5 QEs
4x ID + Tiger
3x KVGs + 1 Erin
4x Orion 2x Lion
lots of old 12" stuff [/FONT]

(feel free to post you alternative suggestions of what should have been built) [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]
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