Russia sat inside the international design network connecting the other qualitative naval competitors. One possible proposal is recalled as combining a French hull and boilers, Italian-built British turbines, Italian guns, fire control and command-and-control systems, and British-built turrets. The recollection of that particular combination is uncertain, and it does not establish the exact form of Russia's 1920 fleet. It illustrates how national rivalry could coexist with extensive technical and industrial dependence across borders. Russian development would in turn shape Japan's force planning because Japan measured its deterrent fleet against the ability to concentrate on a major regional opponent.
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Russian capital ships assembled an international technology mix
Russian designs could combine French hulls and boilers, Italian guns and fire control, and British machinery and turret work rather than one self-contained national solution.