A later technology review looks ahead to modern armor and a 19,000-ton heavy-cruiser design. The cruiser-submarine branch is declined for the moment. It might lead to a larger minelaying submarine, which gives the research some future value. Modern armor and the large cruiser hull have immediate appeal, while the specialist submarine path can wait.
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Modern armor, heavy cruisers, and submarine research
A technology review weighs modern armor and a 19,000-ton heavy cruiser against a specialist submarine branch that may lead to a larger minelayer.