An earlier workable twin 4.7-inch mounting could have changed the layout of interwar destroyers. The preferred counterfactual is six guns in three twin mounts, with space used for additional depth charges and a more general-purpose ship. More torpedo tubes are another proposed outcome, but the extra weight is considered harder to reconcile with standard-displacement claims. Dedicated torpedo stowage and faster reloading equipment are also considered possible, though less likely. These alternatives concern designs that could have developed under different conditions.
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What an early twin 4.7-inch mount might change
An earlier reliable twin 4.7-inch mounting might have led to six-gun destroyers with more depth charges, with extra torpedoes or reload equipment as alternatives.