A common Scharnhorst hull in a diesel-fleet scenario

The suggested diesel-fleet scenario uses Scharnhorst hulls for carriers and other capital ships. Building repeated versions of one hull could avoid the yard alterations required for progressively larger Bismarck and H-class designs. That continuity could remove some construction delays. The expected direct effect on Germany's fleet is limited, although responses to the fleet could change. These are proposed scenario effects rather than events in the historical construction programme.