British super cruisers and a heavier King George V response

A visible German surface-raider program would force Britain to consider its own counterbuild. One possibility is a super cruiser armed either with twelve 9.2-inch guns or six 14-inch guns. A British move toward the larger weapon could create pressure for a twelve-gun King George V class, while a sixteen-gun proposal would drive displacement toward roughly 45,000 to 47,000 tons. The comparison weighs 14-inch and 15-inch fire rather than treating calibre alone as decisive. Eight 15-inch guns do not automatically outweigh a twelve-gun 14-inch broadside. One opponent's construction program can alter cruiser requirements, battleship armament, and acceptable displacement together.