The scenario raises the American and Japanese fleet-carrier ceiling from 27,000 to 30,000 tons. That could make it easier to combine armour with a substantial air group. One possible result is greater similarity between British and foreign carrier designs. Alternatively, American and Japanese designers could devote the extra displacement to still larger air groups. The direction remains uncertain because the treaty allowance does not determine how each navy uses it.
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A higher carrier ceiling gives foreign navies different choices
A 30,000-ton ceiling could encourage more protected foreign carriers or still larger air groups.