Helicopters can approach a clear stern more directly than a landing area amidships. Providing that approach could turn X turret positions into flight decks and might also displace Y turrets. An F3-style arrangement therefore becomes a possibility for a counterfactual King George V design. The comparison favors the F3 hull form for a roughly 28-knot ship, while the Nelson arrangement is associated with maximizing armor.
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Helicopters make a clear stern more valuable
Stern helicopter approaches could displace after turrets and encourage an F3-style layout in later British capital ships.