Anti-ship missiles are raised during a comparison of battleships and battlecruisers. Their later arrival makes them unavailable to the pre-Second World War design problem under discussion. Even in a later setting, their usefulness is bounded by weapon range and how far targets can be observed.
Notable Point · 4:23:22-4:23:42
Why anti-ship missiles do not answer a prewar fleet-design question
A missile-based answer must fit both the historical period and the reach of the available weapons and observation.