After the Maximus counterfactual, the discussion returns to what the historical ships achieved. Five Queen Elizabeths were at least two knots faster than the two Bayerns, while the Revenge class matched Bayern's speed and outnumbered it three to one. This balance frames Queen Elizabeth as the point at which Britain won the Anglo-German race and Revenge as confirmation of that victory. Their roughly 24-knot speed is judged too low for the first fast-battleship label, while the 15-inch armament makes the super-dreadnought label more persuasive than its earlier use for the Orion class.
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Fleet numbers and the super-dreadnought label
The return from Maximus to the historical ships weighs British numbers and speed against Bayern and tests the fast-battleship and super-dreadnought labels.