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Why Tiger could remain useful beside the G3s

Even after four G3 battlecruisers enter service, Tiger can remain valuable for Atlantic trade protection while the newer ships face Japan in the Indian Ocean.

Question

Would Tiger still have a front-line role after four G3 battlecruisers entered service?

Short answer

Yes; the G3s could face Japan while Tiger and the other existing battlecruisers protected Atlantic trade routes.

Notes

The arrival of the G3s would not make every older battlecruiser redundant. The newer ships could be concentrated in the Indian Ocean against the most demanding Japanese threat. Tiger, Hood, Renown, and Repulse would remain fast enough to protect Atlantic trade routes and deter the raiders likely to appear there. A global navy can keep an older ship useful by matching it to a less demanding theatre.