Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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If Britain kept building armored cruisers

Continued armored-cruiser construction would place more such ships at sea and could change battles such as Coronel.

Alternate HistoryArmoured CruisersBattle Of CoronelRoyal NavyWorld War I
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Question

What if the Royal Navy continued building armored cruisers after Minotaur?

Short answer

More and newer armored cruisers would be available in 1914, potentially changing encounters such as Coronel.

Notes

Continued British armoured-cruiser construction is expected to produce ships armed with 9.2-inch guns. More of these cruisers would then be available on distant stations when war began. Coronel is the example given of a battle whose force balance could change. Additional British ships could make the outcome much worse for the German squadron.