A separate Washington Naval Treaty category for 9.2-inch heavy cruisers would leave Britain to choose the armament of its smaller cruisers. The Hawkins class's 7.5-inch battery is judged insufficiently successful to make that calibre the obvious choice. Six-inch cruisers are the likeliest outcome in this counterfactual, although 7-inch cruisers remain a possibility.
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A separate 9.2-inch category leaves Britain choosing its smaller cruiser guns
In the proposed treaty system, Britain would probably pair its 9.2-inch heavy cruisers with 6-inch cruisers, with 7-inch weapons another possibility.