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Kirov-class cruisers with six-inch guns

A substantial six-inch battery on Kirov could prompt other navies to reconsider their own gun armament.

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Question

What if Kirov-class cruisers carried nine or twelve six-inch guns?

Short answer

Other navies could interpret the battery as a new mission requirement and consider larger guns in response.

Notes

A Kirov with nine or twelve six-inch guns alongside its other weapons would invite questions about the intended mission. Other navies could respond by considering larger guns themselves. Changes in an opponent's armament could therefore prompt a reassessment of their own requirements.