The discussion moves from early modern merchantmen to the Dutch Navy's incomplete building programs in the First and Second World Wars. Larger planned ships with capable anti-aircraft armament could have been valuable assets. Their possible usefulness in the Far East receives particular attention, though the counterfactual remains cautious about the outcome.
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Unfinished Dutch fleet plans in the world wars
Unfinished Dutch warship programs, especially their planned anti-aircraft fit, raise a counterfactual about Dutch naval service in the world wars.