The Russo-Japanese War was a logistical contest in which the fleet had to remain viable for years before Tsushima. Tōgō refused to suspend drill merely because ammunition was scarce during wartime. If Japanese industry could not produce enough rounds for operations and training, he argued that the navy should import the difference. His quiet political maneuvering made preparedness a continuing supply obligation rather than a peacetime luxury.
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Why wartime training could not be conserved away
Tōgō kept drill active throughout the war and argued for imported ammunition whenever domestic output could not sustain both combat and training.