'QE' and 'R'class ships

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paul.mercer
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'QE' and 'R'class ships

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Gentlemen,
Yet another couple of questions for you I'm afraid!
i was looking up the QE and R class ships and cannot really understand why the 'R's' were built except possibly in an effort to save some money as they were smaller and slower than the ships they went before them and seemed inferior to the QE class and even more so after the three QE's were rebuilt?
Also, when the RN were trying to design the new KG's, I wonder why they did not just take the QE drawings and build a larger,faster more and heavily armoured version of them as in overall weight they had at least two or three thousand tons to play with and perhaps more if they removed the side turrets before they got to the 35000 ton limit- or would they have ended up with a Vanguard?
Finally, why did the RN abandon the idea of centre turrets that they had on some of the WW! ships - did this make them suspect as regards amour penetration in the middle?
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Re: 'QE' and 'R'class ships

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Sorry, double post, must keep my fingers off that mouse!
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