A British Alaska with six 14-inch guns

What might a British answer to the Alaska class have looked like?

A fast large cruiser with six 14-inch guns, using weapons Britain already had available.

If Alaska entered service early, Churchill and the Admiralty would face pressure to replace the fast strength lost with Hood and Repulse. Britain already possessed 14-inch guns and twin mountings, making a six-gun large cruiser more feasible than starting an entirely new 12-inch production line. The vessel would be called a cruiser despite its unusually heavy battery because it answered a large-cruiser requirement rather than the battle line. This counterfactual shows how existing ordnance manufacture and wartime political pressure can shape a response more strongly than copying a foreign design gun for gun.