If a comparable world war still occurred, Britain would enter it with a different sequence of battleship development behind it. A King George V-equivalent generation could begin in the early 1930s, followed by a Lion-equivalent generation around the historical King George V construction dates. Work on a later successor could then begin when the historical Lions were started. These are comparisons between design generations, rather than predictions that identical classes would appear earlier. Soviet experience building and operating battleships would also improve the prospects for completing later capital ships.
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Earlier construction moves British and Soviet battleship development forward
Regular construction could advance British design generations and give Soviet yards experience that improves later completion prospects.