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Japan's ratio in an enlarged treaty counterfactual

An enlarged treaty produces different fleet comparisons depending on whether allied forces are counted together.

Question

Could Japan still be held to its historical minimum ratio in this enlarged treaty scenario?

Short answer

The hypothetical calculation discusses fourteen Japanese ships against twenty each for Britain and America, before adding allied fleets.

Notes

The follow-up asks how Japan's requested ratio changes after smaller navies receive separate allowances. The illustrative calculation uses fourteen Japanese capital ships against twenty British and twenty American ships. France and Italy are assigned nine each in the same scenario. Separate Dominion fleets and possible South American alignments then complicate a comparison based solely on national totals. These figures belong to the counterfactual negotiation.