Four Jupiter-type ships and four 18-inch-gun companions are ordered for a mixed heavy squadron. France is nearly defeated and the other surviving navies are too weak or too distant, so American naval power becomes the design threat. The planned 800,000 tons of capital ships at Scapa Flow ties each design choice to a theater-level force plan. The two gun calibres are meant to serve together against the United States.
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A mixed heavy squadron for war with America
Four ships of each new battleship design are paired into an 800,000-ton heavy squadron intended for a future war against the United States.