The Hood-class building programme is still more than two years from completion. These ships make only 13 knots but carry nine 16-inch guns and about 20 inches of armour. That extreme emphasis on protection and firepower contrasts with the 30-knot-plus capital ships designed elsewhere in the episode. Different answers to the speed-armour-firepower problem can therefore coexist within one battle fleet.
Notable Point · 42:34-43:47
A slow, heavily armoured battleship alternative
A building program pairs very low speed with nine heavy guns and extreme armour, offering a sharp contrast to the episode's fast battleships.