If new battleships could make 24 knots, a battlecruiser would need a starting speed of about 30 knots. That higher requirement would change how its hull had to be shaped. The counterfactual would therefore affect the next generation of fast capital ships as well as the battleships themselves.
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A 24-knot battle line would change battlecruiser design
Battleships capable of 24 knots would push the starting requirement for a subsequent battlecruiser toward 30 knots.