Scout carriers push Japanese cruisers toward fighting power

How would treaty scout carriers affect Japanese cruiser design?

They would probably reduce aviation facilities on cruisers and shift the saved capacity toward guns and more Type 93 torpedoes.

Dedicated scout carriers could reduce Japanese reliance on cruisers with large reconnaissance air groups. Cruiser designers could then concentrate more on surface fighting. The predicted result is the maximum practical gun armament and additional Type 93 torpedoes. Separate aviation ships would therefore allow the accompanying cruisers to devote more of their design to combat.