The discussion turns from replacing the Revenge class to an earlier design choice involving Nelson and Rodney. The alternative proposed here is a pair of fully armoured F3-style ships capable of roughly 28 knots or more and armed with triple 15-inch mountings. Developing a 15-inch/50-calibre weapon instead of Britain's 16-inch gun would have encouraged common ammunition and gun policy across the capital fleet. That standard could also have supported later rearming of the Queen Elizabeth and Revenge classes, trading the prestige of a 16-inch ship for fleet-wide logistical and reconstruction benefits.
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An F3-style alternative for Nelson and Rodney
Nelson and Rodney are reimagined as fast, fully armoured F3-style capital ships built around triple 15-inch mountings.