Hood's hypothetical refit depends on the work requested

Does the Norway counterfactual assume too much work could be completed on Hood?

It depends on whether the yard aims for a working refit or a like-new reconstruction; the answer also argues that some descriptions of Hood's condition overstate contemporary constructor assessments.

A challenge to the Norway scenario asks whether the assumed refits could actually be completed. The answer distinguishes a refit that restores a ship to useful working condition from one intended to make it like new. It also questions assessments that describe Hood's condition more severely than contemporary naval architects and constructors did. Additional manpower is offered as one way to accelerate work in that period. The response leaves the schedule conditional on the scope of the refit rather than treating every proposed improvement as automatically achievable.