Once the torpedo decision is made, the ship receives a deep Queen Elizabeth-style modernization. The new secondary fit uses 4.5-inch, 45-calibre guns in a layout compared with Warspite's reconstruction. Deck armour beneath the main battery and fore-and-aft weight balance are adjusted as the fittings move. The passage makes the counterfactual coherent by rebuilding an old hull with 18-inch weapons as a complete interwar combat system.
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Giving Agincourt a Warspite-style modernization
After removing torpedoes, the hypothetical refit adopts a Warspite-style 4.5-inch secondary battery and redistributes protection and weight.