A 1970s battleship built around rate of fire

What characteristic should dominate a new battleship designed in the 1970s?

Rate of fire, potentially through six automatic 14-inch guns rather than a slower larger-caliber battery.

The preferred characteristic is rate of fire rather than the largest possible shell. Research into automatic 8-inch weapons suggests a plausible technical path toward automated handling at 14-inch caliber. The ship would carry six such guns in two triple turrets forward. A comparable 16-inch automatic system is judged beyond the practical technology of the 1970s, making the smaller caliber the more credible high-volume battery.