The Queen Elizabeth class is valued for its original speed, 15-inch armament and the flexibility that speed created in later service. Several counterfactuals show how faster Commonwealth or refitted ships could force enemy cruisers and capital ships to react. Changes such as small-tube boilers would have affected far more than one ship by altering how an entire battle fleet could operate.
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Queen Elizabeth class: fast battleships with strategic leverage
The Queen Elizabeths combine speed, heavy guns and long modernisation potential, making them the leading conventional battleship choice.