Britain could build four more carriers alongside four Admirals

Building Fisher's large light cruisers as carriers is considered the most plausible route to the strike. A successful operation could lead Britain to lay down four more carriers alongside four Admiral-class ships before the war ended. Those ships would probably be completed, especially if the historical Battle of Jutland did not occur. German survivors might instead sortie after the raid and fight a different major fleet action. That battle would supply its own evidence about damage and ship design. Naval treaty agreement would remain difficult until the participating countries had absorbed these developments.