Battleships or battlecruisers for Imperial Germany?

Would Imperial Germany have been better off building more battleships and using light cruisers as scouts instead of constructing battlecruisers?

Yes; a faster, stronger German battle line would have posed a harder concentrated problem, while British battlecruiser construction would continue for global missions.

Concentrating German construction on battleships with slightly greater speed is presented as a harder challenge for Britain in the North Sea. Germany would focus its guns and shipbuilding resources on a faster battle line. A panel objection is that this creates a more one-dimensional fleet and might reduce Britain's need for battlecruisers. The response is that British battlecruisers had a global trade-protection and presence mission independent of German construction. The suggested early name 'frigate' connects them with the older cruising role. Britain would still need both a battle fleet to face Germany and ships capable of operating around the world.