What a 10,000-ton British heavy cruiser could carry

Could Britain have built a 10,000-ton heavy cruiser with three triple eight-inch turrets, eight-inch armour, 28 knots, and aircraft in 1926?

The armament and aircraft were plausible, but armour would be nearer four and a half to five inches and the design would probably aim for about 30 knots.

A 10,000-ton British heavy cruiser with three triple eight-inch turrets was feasible in 1926. The suggested eight-inch armour belt was too ambitious, reducing plausible protection to about four and a half or five inches. The design would aim for approximately 30 knots rather than 28. Aircraft facilities could still be fitted aft without consuming enough weight to overturn the basic estimate.