The newly designed battleships are allocated among home and overseas bases as replacements for older hulls. The wider plan is to retire much of the old battle line once battlecruisers enter service. The game's prestige system penalizes a navy without any battleships, so some new battleships remain necessary. The scenario shows how institutional incentives can preserve a ship type even when the player prefers a different one for combat.
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Why battlecruisers do not wholly replace battleships
The campaign replaces many battleships with battlecruisers but retains some battleships because prestige mechanics still demand them.