A heavily armed Japanese response to the Tiger Cub concept raises the question of converting an existing smaller-gun cruiser. The expectation is that a 6-inch cruiser could not simply exchange its turrets for 9.2-inch mounts. Mogami supplies the turret-swap comparison. An initial confusion with Furutaka is corrected by distinguishing that class's replacement of single mounts with twins.
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Why a Mogami-style turret swap might not reach 9.2 inches
The hypothetical 9.2-inch requirement is expected to exceed the scope of a Mogami-style turret exchange.