Japan's fleet is formed and sent to train in nearby waters rather than seek immediate combat. Four dockyards are reserved for maintenance before extra capacity goes to carrier construction and repeat orders for destroyers and submarines. Carrier aviation sits at the centre of this Pacific force, although limited dockyard capacity constrains the programme. Training aircraft and recalling distant air units make readiness a fleet-wide task rather than a shipbuilding calculation alone.
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Training a fleet while prioritising carriers
The opening naval plan keeps Japan's fleet training in nearby seas while production favours carriers, destroyers, submarines, and naval aircraft.