The F3 and G3 designs are described as developments of the Tiger line, with F3 particularly close to the fast-battleship end of the spectrum. In this interpretation, Tiger's denser construction and better subdivision relative to its size place it closer to that end of the spectrum than Hood. Its subdivision is also compared favourably with Renown and Repulse. Those characteristics support the argument that a fast-battleship label for Hood would first require considering the same label for Tiger, although both remain battlecruisers in this interpretation. A separate counterfactual proposes that a Tiger built with 15-inch guns would probably have survived for modernization before World War II, with an R-class battleship discarded instead. That retention scenario is conditional.
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Tiger, Hood, and the case for comparing subdivision
Construction density and subdivision place Tiger closer to the fast-battleship end of the spectrum in this interpretation, with a separate counterfactual about its armament and retention.