The proposed building programme combines six gun cruisers with two cruiser carriers in an eight-ship squadron. The gun cruisers would form three divisions, with the carriers forming another, and common hull machinery would keep their operating characteristics similar. The illustration reaches 30 gun cruisers and ten small carriers, enough to affect the next round of naval negotiations. A separate cruiser-carrier category could emerge alongside the fleet-carrier category. In the scenario, Britain favours small, numerous ships for reconnaissance and trade protection, while the United States and Japan have reasons to seek a larger size limit. The outcome would depend on negotiations between navies with different requirements.
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Cruiser-carrier squadrons and the next treaty
A mixed squadron of six gun cruisers and two small carriers could change fleet organisation and give Britain a new interest to defend at the London negotiations.