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Could Neptune lead to a successor cruiser?

Useful service by completed Neptunes, especially in the Falklands, could support a successor.

Question

If the Neptune cruisers had been built, would Britain have built a successor cruiser class?

Short answer

Possibly, if they remained useful long enough; service in the Falklands War could have renewed demand for their guns.

Notes

A successor class depends on the completed Neptunes remaining useful for a substantial period. Simply building them would not settle that question. If a cruiser survived into the Falklands War and its guns proved useful there, that experience could create demand for a replacement with similar capability.