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Would Britain replace King George V's guns with nine 16-inch guns?

The preferred expectation is to retain the King George V design and build Lions for the larger armament.

King George V Class Battleships (1939)Lion Class Battleships Naval Gunnery

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Question

Would the King George V class be altered to carry nine 16-inch guns?

Short answer

The preferred expectation is to retain the King George V design and build Lions for the larger armament.

Notes

The two classes would provide separate stages in the construction programme. The answer does not propose a King George V reconstruction to achieve the suggested battery.