The intended fast-capital-ship strategy is still out of reach, even though the United States can afford to build conventional battleships. The country begins behind in technology, while research money competes with active construction and wartime costs. Boilers, turbines, improved guns, firing drills, and cruiser-hull development all sit on the path toward the intended force. The operational concept depends on research, industry, and finance delivering the necessary machinery and hull form.
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Researching the way to an American battlecruiser fleet
The campaign goal of American battlecruisers depends on funding boilers, turbines, and the associated design path before ships can be laid down.