The counterfactual settles into two complementary types: a mass torpedo destroyer and a large gun destroyer. The gun ships kill opposing destroyers, lead the lighter flotillas, and cover duties otherwise assigned to light cruisers. That change weakens the case for retaining C-class cruisers and affects the requirement that historically produced the Dido class. Their crews can then be reassigned elsewhere. A new ship type can therefore reshape fleet personnel needs as well as individual designs.
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Large destroyers displace light-cruiser roles
A two-tier destroyer force uses large gun leaders to kill enemy destroyers and absorb duties that otherwise justify small cruisers.