Tiger's denser construction, subdivision, and armor coverage underpin a case for treating her as a nearer forerunner of the fast battleship than Hood. That comparison rejects sheer size as the deciding criterion. The interpretation connects the move toward better-protected battlecruisers to Fisher's departures from office and places some changes usually associated with Jutland before the battle. A counterfactual continuation of Tiger could have carried eight 15-inch guns on roughly 35,000 tons. With small-tube boilers, the estimated speed is about 30 to 32 knots. These are proposed characteristics for a hypothetical successor, rather than the specifications of an actual design.
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Tiger's claim to be a fast-battleship forerunner
Tiger's protection, subdivision, and dense construction support an argument that her design line offered a clearer route toward fast battleships than Hood's larger hull.