Naval architects develop alternatives against requirements set by naval officers. The client can combine preferred features from several proposals and request further studies before selecting a design. A close partnership with the constructor can also influence board approval by placing a favored solution beside less attractive alternatives. Choices continue during construction as costs, available materials, and technology change. Officers' expectations of future fighting shape which possibilities receive attention. After the Second World War, some officers dismissed forms of combat that architects still thought worth considering.
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How naval officers narrow the ship designer's choices
Naval officers influence requirements, successive design studies, board approval, and which future threats designers are allowed to address.