A single experimental hull cannot provide a durable operational capability, so four ships are ordered. The first costs about $14 million per month in the campaign, and the orders are staggered over a little more than four months through the New York yard. This schedule turns one design into a planned squadron that supports the fast-capital-ship strategy. Repeat construction and production timing matter as much as the qualities of the first hull.
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Ordering the first battlecruiser squadron
The campaign closes with four battlecruisers on order, enough to form the first planned American fast-capital-ship squadron.