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Earlier North Carolinas start with 16-inch guns

An earlier unrestricted American battleship programme would omit the North Carolina design's initial quadruple 14-inch armament.

16-inch Guns Naval Treaties North Carolina Class Battleships US Navy

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Question

In the earlier-rearmament scenario, would North Carolina have 14-inch or 16-inch guns?

Short answer

The ships would be designed with 16-inch guns from the start and would arrive earlier.

Notes

The North Carolina design initially used quadruple 14-inch mountings. In the counterfactual without the same treaty restraint, the design would start with 16-inch guns. Earlier rearmament would also bring the ships forward in the construction programme.