A proposed 360,000-ton allowance gives Japan choices that the historical treaty removed. Retiring a Kongo could create room for two Tosa-class battleships, while another calculation might combine one Tosa with an Amagi-class battlecruiser near the 40,000-ton limit. The choice depends on which older ships Japan is prepared to give up. These are alternative allocations within the scenario, with no single Japanese battle fleet settled here.
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Japan trades older hulls for Tosa or Amagi
A 360,000-ton Japanese allowance creates several plausible exchanges between Kongo-class ships and the unfinished Tosa or Amagi designs.