The World of Warships vessel matters as a technology package even for navies that rebuild it. Working radar sets, modern aircraft lifts, and dual-purpose guns provide examples that engineers can inspect rather than concepts they must infer. Because every major power receives the same windfall, no state can assume it enjoys a private advantage. Widespread redesign and counterconstruction would follow, with Sweden perhaps responding through large torpedo-bomber orders. That simultaneous learning shock could disrupt existing mobilization timetables and postpone war while fleets absorb the new information.
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Kearsarge's technology shock may delay war
Radar, aircraft lifts, 5-inch/38 guns, and the knowledge that every rival has the same ship could provoke counterbuilding intense enough to delay the outbreak of war.