A Far Eastern war could return C-, D-, and E-class cruisers to service alongside the Hawkins-class group, including Effingham. These older ships would be better suited to secondary stations than to the main contest with Japan. Sending them to the South Atlantic could release newer cruisers for Singapore and the coalition fleet. An old cruiser still has strategic value when it replaces a modern ship on a quieter station.
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Reserve cruisers would release modern ships for Asia
Older cruisers on secondary stations could free modern ships for the main coalition fleet in the Far East.