Italy receives the game's Michelangelo cruisers

What if Italy's old heavy cruisers became Tier IX Michelangelo designs in 1939 with full support infrastructure?

A British construction response is expected, with the ships becoming major targets; the broadside exposure needed for both main turrets attracts criticism.

The hypothetical supplies Italy with World of Warships' Michelangelo design and its support infrastructure in 1939. A participant looks up specifications, tentatively settling on two quadruple 320 mm turrets amidships, substantial secondary armament, high speed, and roughly 200 mm belt armor. Clarke objects that using both main turrets would expose a broadside to enemy fire. He expects Britain to have less reason to stop Lion construction and treats the new ships as targets comparable to the Littorio class. Those are his predicted reactions to the scenario; the specifications are checked and corrected during the exchange rather than presented as a settled design study.