Ships of about 45,000 tons standard displacement or more would already exist in the scenario. A later treaty might consequently use a ceiling such as 50,000 tons. That is an illustrative figure, rather than a settled provision. The difference from 35,000 tons changes what designers can accommodate in a battleship. Older ships would still be candidates for disposal. In this forecast, a new battleship could not match two contemporary large capital ships.
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Existing large ships change a later displacement ceiling
A world already containing 45,000-ton capital ships would negotiate from a different starting point.