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What four-turret Tribal destroyers would change

A 4,000-ton Tribal with eight 5.25-inch guns would give Britain an extraordinarily destructive destroyer force.

Question

How would 4,000-ton Tribals with four twin 5.25-inch turrets change the war?

Short answer

They would be exceptionally powerful destroyers and could devastate German surface forces at that level.

Notes

This much firepower, with enough displacement for the mountings to work properly, would overwhelm the German Navy's destroyer-level opposition. It is an example of how a modest-sounding increase in a destroyer's size can unlock a radically different armament and operational effect.