Continuous construction reduces pressure to stop a production run whenever a fashionable system appears. Designers can place a new capability in the next class, keeping individual ships focused and avoiding costly mid-build changes. The same rhythm can breed confidence that capacity will always be available to expand later. Even Japan cannot build major aviation ships quickly enough to justify leaving existing capability chronically underdeveloped. The recommendation here is to embark at least eight helicopters on Hyuga routinely, preferably twelve, to use more of the capacity already available.
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Continuous construction enables iteration but can encourage complacency
A steady building programme lets Japan improve the next class instead of disrupting ships already under construction, but it can also make future expansion look easier than it is.