The discussion pauses after Article 10 to connect the treaty with warships that entered World War II. Limits on categories, weapons, and replacement schedules shaped many of the designs examined earlier in the episode. Navies did not have enough time to redesign and replace every affected ship before the war. Carrier armament, destroyer guns, and replacement timing show how interwar arms control continued to influence wartime fleets.
Notable Point · 20:34-20:55
Why treaty-era choices lasted into World War II
Treaty categories and replacement rules shaped ships that navies carried into World War II because there was too little time to undo every interwar design compromise.