Going to the beginning of the XX century followed the rest of the main “sea players” to build a large armored cruisers, Britain was at a crossroads. A very large armored ships in this class are medium and small sizes were like outside of the game Really, they are obviously and hopelessly lost to any battle with a well-booked “at arms”, and even surpassing them in size and armament. As opponents of the cruisers of the 2nd and 3rd grade remained except older vehicles of the same type, and even the products of sir Armstrong, designed for overseas meanwhile, the theory of war at sea remained close to linear classics, it was Assumed that the outcome of the struggle for possession of the sea would decide the General battle, which will involve numerous armadillos And such squadrons need a good tactical intelligence, conduct which could only cruiser So the need for light high-speed units has not been disputed, and there remained only the problem of selecting the required combination of power and speed.
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