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A four-gun main battery and six 76 mm guns suggest the Tiger class

The panel recognizes a battery close to the Tiger-class cruisers, while describing the historical main guns as 6-inch weapons.

Question

What ship class or displacement would justify four 155 mm guns and six 76 mm automatic anti-aircraft guns?

Short answer

A cruiser, specifically a battery closely matching the British Tiger class.

Notes

The proposed four 155 mm main guns and six 76 mm anti-aircraft autocannon immediately suggest a cruiser to the panel. Its comparison is the Tiger class, whose main guns it describes as four 6-inch weapons. The 155 mm figure belongs to the question, so the match is approximate in calibre. No separate displacement estimate or detailed design calculation accompanies the identification.