The campaign changes the US Navy's capital-ship path toward battlecruisers instead of a conventional battleship fleet. Early decisions have to build the industrial and technical base for fast capital ships. The game begins with very limited hull and machinery options, so that goal cannot be met at once. Later cruiser investment and fleet losses make sense within this campaign premise.
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An American battlecruiser campaign begins
The alternative campaign gives the United States an early goal: reach battlecruisers as soon as possible.