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Which Saint-Louis cruiser design was most likely

A French cruiser-design answer gives a qualified preference instead of treating one paper variant as settled history.

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Question

Which proposed Saint-Louis-class cruiser design was France most likely to choose?

Short answer

The A3 or A4/A3 line appears slightly more likely than SA1, with the A3's aircraft facilities helping its case, but the choice remains uncertain.

Notes

Published sources do not agree uniformly on the Saint-Louis variants. The A3, or the related A4/A3 line, appears slightly more likely than SA1, partly because of its aircraft facilities. The repeated qualifications matter because the discussion concerns competing paper designs rather than a finalized ship ready for construction.