This counterfactual turns the Nelson class's speed disadvantage around. Faster Nelson-style successors would retain the heavily armoured, large-gun concept while gaining more control over an engagement. That change could matter against Bismarck, Vittorio Veneto, and especially Yamato. A few additional knots could reshape a capital ship's usefulness without changing its basic armament doctrine.
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Faster Nelson successors against Axis battleships
A modest speed increase in treaty-era Nelson derivatives could change how Britain matched Bismarck, Vittorio Veneto, and Yamato.