Britain's existing Tiger Cubs would make a low large-cruiser quota difficult to accept. One possible agreement allows Britain and the United States twenty large cruisers, ten carriers, and fifteen battleships each. Japan might receive fourteen large cruisers, six carriers, and nine battleships, giving it 70 percent of the cruiser allowance and 60 percent in the other categories. Britain would also seek freedom to replace its experimental pre-treaty cruisers. Demand for ten carriers reflects reconnaissance, fleet information, and raider hunting as well as strike operations, so their value extends beyond the size of an attack force.
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Existing cruisers and carrier duties shape fleet quotas
Proposed British and American quotas reflect ships already built and the reconnaissance duties of carriers, with a higher Japanese ratio for large cruisers.