Italy might expand its yards to pursue a prestige super battleship even if it could complete only one, because Mussolini's political incentives would favor the attempt. Continuous design evolution differs from Japan's historical jump to the Yamato class after years without building battleships. Regular construction lets yards, machinery, armor production, and designers grow with each generation, so later very large ships emerge from accumulated practice rather than a single abrupt leap. Exact designs remain unpredictable because every navy responds to the others' previous response.
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Continuous building changes super-battleship risk
A no-treaty discussion explains why repeated construction cycles produce different risks from leaping directly to a Yamato-sized design after a long pause.