Tiger alone would not be an adequate starting point for the next fast battleship. If both battlecruisers and battleships reached the same speed, the Admirals could continue the more heavily protected Queen Elizabeth and R-class line. Better underwater protection would then be part of their inherited design priorities. An R-class choice of fewer guns for speed could reinforce that convergence and allow the force to exploit manoeuvring advantages. The outcome still depends on which designs were actually chosen.
Notable Point · 2:35:33-2:36:40
Why the alternate Admirals follow the fast-battleship line
The closing clarification places the proposed Admirals after Queen Elizabeth and the R class in design ancestry.