An eight-gun C-class and larger cruiser development

How would an 8,000-ton C-class with four twin 6-inch turrets and six twin torpedo mounts affect cruiser development?

Cruisers would grow much larger, and four triple torpedo launchers would use weight and deck space more efficiently than six twins.

Eight 6-inch guns in twin turrets push the C-class concept toward a substantially larger cruiser. The proposed six twin torpedo mountings consume too much deck length and mechanism weight. Consolidating the same broad striking power into four triples produces a more workable arrangement on an 8,000-ton hull.