Britain's no-treaty capital-ship response

This counterfactual asks how the Royal Navy might answer continuing American and Japanese programmes if naval limits were delayed. Britain could probably build about four capital ships a year without exhausting its industrial capacity, although the programme would be expensive. G3 battlecruisers, Hood, Renown, Repulse, and perhaps Tiger might then divide their time among the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and Home Fleet as conspicuous fast forces. Older or slower battleships would anchor regional battle lines while the faster ships moved where naval presence was needed. The sketch illustrates how construction rate and worldwide commitments shape fleet composition rather than offering a firm prediction.