The larger force would make 12-inch-gunned ships less likely to be needed at Dogger Bank. Seven 13.5-inch ships would be available in the projected fleet, leaving five even if two were absent. A 15-inch-gunned battlecruiser might join them if construction had begun alongside the Queen Elizabeths. With their fire-control system as well, it would offer a possible new flagship for Beatty. He might still make the same mistakes, and the outcome remains uncertain, but the available firepower and accompanying cruiser force would differ substantially.
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Dogger Bank with more British battlecruisers
Extra heavy-gunned battlecruisers could change Dogger Bank's firepower even if Beatty repeated his command errors.