Twelve Type 45 Maximus destroyers replacing the current six

What if twelve Type 45 Maximus ships appeared in place of the six current destroyers?

Britain would gain a powerful global air-defence fleet, but only if it resisted using the windfall to cut complementary frigates.

Twelve brand-new Type 45 Maximus destroyers would provide more ships for worldwide deployments, with Mark 41 launchers and their associated missile options. Because the scenario gives Britain the ships outright, their construction cost is no longer an obstacle. A projected thirty to forty years of service also delays replacement needs. The panel then jokes that the government could respond by cutting Type 26 or retiring remaining Type 23s. The procurement concern is that using an unexpected increase to justify other cuts would reduce the fleet expansion the scenario makes possible.