Q&A · 4:17:48-4:18:52

Tonnage limits versus a naval building holiday

A choice between treaty restrictions favours keeping tonnage limits and removing the construction holiday.

Question

Would it be better to remove the naval treaty building holiday or its tonnage limits?

Short answer

Remove the building holiday and keep the tonnage limits.

Notes

The preference is to retain the tonnage limits and remove the building holiday. The tonnage limits are treated as an acceptable shared constraint, while the construction pause leaves everyone trying to extract the most from what is allowed.