How older battleships could still alter Japanese planning off Malaya

A properly constituted Force Z could have assembled at Ceylon and Singapore with aircraft carriers, modern battleships, and several Revenge-class ships. The older battleships' tactical limitations would matter less than the visible concentration of six battleships. Japanese planners could not treat such a force like the historical two-ship detachment and would need to assign an equivalent or larger force against it. The scenario remains counterfactual, but it illustrates how numbers and posture can create fleet presence and deterrence.