The comparison starts with each navy rather than the Star Destroyer. What did the service build, value, and expect its ships to do in 1938? The newest hull may reveal less than a modernized veteran about long-standing habits and limits. That choice determines which fictional vessel should supply the underlying form. The exercise turns speculative art into a comparison of interwar naval priorities.
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What each navy wanted in 1938
The exercise begins with each navy's real priorities in 1938 and asks whether a new ship or a modernized veteran represented the service best.