An efficiency-minded German leadership could retain the large, fast Scharnhorst-type hull. The choice would be between enlarging individual ships and building six or seven viable capital ships. Germany's small historical fleet is attributed partly to its design choices in this interpretation. More hulls would create a different operational problem for Britain even if each ship were less powerful than the largest battleships. Construction throughput would therefore matter alongside the specifications of each ship.
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More usable capital ships or the largest battleship?
The common-hull proposal asks whether several fast capital ships would serve Germany better than a smaller number of larger designs.