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A game battleship Jellicoe in the 1939 Royal Navy

The game's stated armament and speed lead to a counterfactual discussion of range control.

Question

What if the 1939 King George V class became the game's Jellicoe design?

Short answer

The reply expects the stated nine 18-inch guns, radar, and 32-knot speed to create a major advantage over German capital ships.

Notes

The question transforms the King George V class into the game battleship Jellicoe in 1939. After clarifying which game version is meant, the discussion describes nine 18-inch guns with radar fire control. Later inspection adds a claimed 32-knot speed and radar-assisted antiaircraft armament. The answer expects that combination to give German capital ships a severe range and speed problem. The participants disagree over the hull's description, comparing King George V lines with a Vanguard-style superstructure. The assessment concerns a fictional game design transported into a historical scenario.