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for an interesting (and opinionated) take on the subject,

http://www.chuckhawks.com/battlecruisers.htm

(I have my disagreements with the above essay, but it covers the topic quite nicely.)

to aWc above, there were also political issues with the choice of 11 inch guns. Switching to the 15 inchers also entailed a major remodel, something that, as you said, wasn't in Germany's cards during WWII.

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