German armored cruisers keep 9.4-inch guns

What if German armored cruisers retained 9.4-inch guns, and would that change Dreadnought or Invincible?

The initial answer expects no change to Dreadnought or Invincible, although later British development could slow and Germany might reconsider its armored-cruiser policy.

German armored cruisers retaining 9.4-inch guns would remain badly outgunned by British battlecruisers carrying 12-inch weapons. The initial answer expects no change to Dreadnought or Invincible, though weaker German opposition could prolong the usefulness of the early British battlecruisers and reduce pressure for ships such as Tiger. One participant describes armored cruisers as increasingly caught between fast light forces, difficult to engage effectively, and capital ships they could not fight on equal terms. More German dreadnoughts or a move toward fast battleships are suggested as possible alternatives. The participant proposing that path explicitly lacks enough confidence in contemporary German thinking to predict whether it would be pursued.