Interestingly, the Newland Navy initially decided to build the "Alas" class Large Cruisers, simply because the cost of the "Yihua" class was too expensive.
Strictly speaking, Large Cruisers had their own place within the Newland Navy and were irreplaceable.
After Nizi proposed the construction of sub-carrier fleet carriers, they needed a type of warship that was slightly smaller than a Fast Battleship but whose anti-aircraft combat power would not be significantly worse, to serve as bodyguards and armed attendants for the sub-carrier fleet carriers, enhancing their battlefield survivability.
Without a doubt, Large Cruisers were definitely not suitable.
Don't forget that the sub-carrier fleet carriers proposed by Nizi were actually based on future Treaty Type Heavy Cruisers, with a standard displacement between 15,000 and 18,000 tons, their most notable feature being their low cost, which would allow for mass production during wartime.
