Fast American Nevadas could create a separate battlecruiser treaty quota

American possession of two 28-knot battlecruisers could make a separate treaty category politically attractive. One proposed arrangement allows Britain and the United States fifteen battleships and five battlecruisers each, while Japan retains nine battleships and all four Kongōs. That gives Japan thirteen capital ships against twenty for each larger navy, close enough to the intended balance to offer a possible compromise. Britain could also respond during construction by enlarging Tiger and fitting 15-inch/42 guns. An alternative is completion of the proposed Agincourt as a 28-knot fast battleship using small-tube boilers, although that design interpretation remains speculative.