Gun improvement competes with armor quality, control stations, and boiler work before the design moves to a G3-style battlecruiser hull. Capital-ship design becomes a chain of compromises rather than one headline statistic. Speed, gun mark, armor forging, tower placement, and broadside layout all shape the fast ship. Once the design becomes overweight, some of the maximum range is surrendered while the secondary battery stays at its longest setting and 4.5-inch guns are selected. Trimming the range turns the broad G3-inspired idea into a workable specification.
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G3-style battlecruiser design choices
Building a fast capital ship around a G3-style hull requires tradeoffs among 16-inch guns, armor, speed, range, and secondary armament.