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A 9.2-inch Invincible at the Battle of Coronel

An Invincible conceived as a sixteen-gun 9.2-inch successor to the Minotaur class would give the British force at Coronel a much more dangerous cruiser armament.

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Question

Would a sixteen-gun, 9.2-inch Invincible designed as a Minotaur successor fare better at Coronel?

Short answer

Yes. Sixteen 9.2-inch guns would make it a formidable opponent at Coronel.

Notes

Sixteen 9.2-inch guns would materially improve the ship's prospects at Coronel. That battery would concentrate formidable heavy-cruiser firepower in the engagement. Designing Invincible as an enlarged Minotaur-class armored cruiser would therefore strengthen the British force in this counterfactual battle.