The planned Queen Elizabeth-class Agincourt remains an unresolved research problem. A yard that had built Queen Elizabeth nevertheless considered this nominal sister too technically difficult to complete, suggesting that the intended design involved a substantial change. The favored hypothesis here is a Queen Elizabeth-derived hull carrying six 18-inch guns, with contemporary 18-inch weapon development and Furious's armament supporting that possibility. Drach favors a different gun arrangement, but its exact count and calibre remain unclear. Further possibilities are raised without settling the question. These are competing hypotheses within an ongoing joint research project.
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The proposed Agincourt's armament remains disputed
An unresolved design problem raises competing explanations for why a nominal Queen Elizabeth sister was considered too difficult to build.