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Fast Queen Elizabeths set the speed of later battleships

A 28-knot British battle line raises the minimum speed for Nelson and King George V and pushes the battlecruisers faster still.

Question

How would 28-knot Queen Elizabeths affect the King George V class?

Short answer

Nelson would first need to match the 28-knot battle line, making that speed the minimum for King George V as well.

Notes

A 28-knot Queen Elizabeth and Revenge battle line would require later British battleships to keep pace. Nelson's historical speed reflected the slower ships with which the class had to operate. Under the faster counterfactual, 28 knots would become the minimum for Nelson and then King George V. Preserving a useful battlecruiser speed advantage would push Renown toward 32 knots and the Admiral class toward 35 knots.