Large compartments offered space for the fuel, food, and stores required for distant operations, reinforcing the design's cruiser role. This made the G3s unusually well suited to forward basing across the British Empire. Four ships with carriers, cruisers, and destroyers could have formed the core of an Eastern Fleet. India or Ceylon could provide secure infrastructure and access to both the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean reinforcements, while Sydney and Cape Town remain alternatives and Singapore is better understood as a theater-entry base.
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G3 forward basing and an Eastern Fleet core
The G3's range and internal volume suit a distant-station role at the center of an Eastern Fleet.