The industrial effects of regular ship orders would extend beyond hulls and machinery. A large sloop programme might increase pressure to develop the four-and-a-half-inch mount because it suited both sloops and destroyers better than the 4.7-inch gun. Common demand across many yards and navies could make development and production more attractive. This remains a second- or third-order effect, a plausible consequence rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Sloop orders could accelerate a four-and-a-half-inch gun mount
A large Commonwealth sloop programme could create enough demand to bring a four-and-a-half-inch mount into service earlier.