What would a joint Japanese-German-Italian design team produce for the main warship types in 1934?
Short answerIt would combine selected national strengths, but the 1934 date sharply limits which technologies are mature enough to use.
NotesThe answer separates attractive national specialties from what was actually mature in 1934. Japanese torpedoes and long-range priorities, German diesel experience, and Italian hull styling and speed all enter the discussion, while radar and later-war developments are excluded by the date. Italian practice offers balanced cruiser hulls and high cruising speeds, while German diesels might improve Japanese range. The panel also notes that Japan's armour problems owed much to access to suitable ores and foreign currency rather than a simple lack of metallurgical knowledge. The exchange is useful for seeing how machinery, weapons, raw materials, range, and doctrine constrain an apparently free-form design exercise.