Designing a 33-knot Japanese battlecruiser

The design begins with the largest hull available and asks for 33 knots, oil fuel, geared turbines, and the best crew assumptions the scenario permits. The resulting superstructure looks strongly British, keeping the design tied to the earlier premise of Japanese access to British naval technology. Six-inch secondary guns are chosen while armour and weight distribution are repeatedly adjusted before an unconventional result is accepted. Every specification is selected inside Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts, so this is a counterfactual design exercise rather than evidence that Japan built such a ship.