March 1941 is used as the date for considering additional British battleships at Cape Matapan. King George V and Prince of Wales could, in the scenario, reach the faster-moving units at about 28 knots. The older Queen Elizabeth-class ships would still provide the force ambushing Italian heavy cruisers. Extra modern battleships would add substantial firepower as the battle developed. Prince of Wales is still expected to have turret problems. British radar-directed night firing is identified as an advantage the Italians lacked at that point. The proposed result is the possibility of an Italian battleship being lost, turning the historical British victory into a different outcome.
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A counterfactual Matapan with extra British battleships
The reduced German surface threat opens a scenario in which King George V and Prince of Wales reinforce the British fleet at Matapan.