The estimate for a large armoured-cruiser class is six ships, with examples ranging from three to ten. The scenario therefore starts with six British cruisers as a plausible order against a single German Blücher. More batches could widen the gap if Britain kept buying them. A 15,000- to 16,000-ton cruiser would also force an argument about how much bigger a battleship ought to be.
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Six British cruisers against one Blücher
Typical large-cruiser order sizes offer a reason Britain could outnumber a German one-off even if both fleets chose similar ships.