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How Brazil could support a larger battleship

A procurement answer distinguishes lacking infrastructure today from being unable to create it for a chosen fleet.

Question

Could Brazil support a 30,500-ton battleship with British guns?

Short answer

Brazil did not yet possess all the required support capacity, but could build the infrastructure after buying the ship, as it had done for earlier acquisitions.

Notes

The purchase decision would itself drive dock, maintenance, training, and supply investment. Existing facilities constrain medium-power warship programs without always setting a permanent ceiling.