The campaign arms both early battleships and heavy cruisers with 11-inch guns. The cruisers reinforce the capital ships as a second line, trading battleship protection for additional hulls with compatible heavy firepower. A common calibre also makes the relationship between the two lines immediately visible, even though the cruiser remains a different proposition in cost and protection. This simulated scheme designs the cruiser around its place in fleet doctrine.
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Heavy cruisers as a second line behind battleships
Giving heavy cruisers the same 11-inch calibre once used by the battleships lets them serve as a cheaper second line of heavy firepower.