What four battleships would you build within a combined 100,000-ton displacement budget?
Short answerFour compact Dunkerque-like ships with six 16-inch guns forward and a speed of about 28 knots could fit the class-wide limit.
NotesA four-ship class sharing 100,000 tons allows an average of 25,000 tons per hull. Compact Dunkerque-like ships could carry two forward triple 16-inch turrets and make around 28 knots. British construction practice might reduce the French design's roughly 26,500-ton standard displacement enough to meet that average. A class-wide budget favours several deployable ships and disciplined capability choices over one extreme design.