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Additional/Changed Japanese Ships built:
Pre-Treaty Years (1918-1930)
CV Amagi instead of CV Kaga
CVL Ryukaku
CVE Ibuki
BB Tosa
BC Ishitaka
LBC Chichibu
CA Yoshino, Miyako, Chishima, and Seiki (Myoko-Class)
CL Minase, Otonase, and Ayase
DD +4 Minekaze-Class
SS +3 ML SS and +4 I-Boats
Circle One Plan (1930)
CA Mogami and Mikuma (8”)
CA Kako, Aoba, Furutaka, and Kinugasa down-gunned from 8” to 6” CLs
CL Suzuyu and Kumano (6”)
CAV Kushiro and Tokachi
CVL Karasu
+2 DD Shiratsuyu-Class
Circle Two Plan (1934)
CV Hiryu and Soryu as Hiryu-Class
CL Tone and Chikuma (6”)
CS Mizuho added as 3rd Chitose-Class
+2 DD Asashio-Class
Between the Storms—HEAVY Between the Storms---LITE
Circle Three Plan (1937)
CV Shokaku and Zuikaku CV Shokaku and Zuikaku
CS Nisshin built as CVL CS Nisshin built as CVL
BB Yamato and Musashi BB 2 Owari-Class
LBC 2 Fuji-Class BC 2 B-65-Class
DD +3 Kagero-Class (not as dummy Yamato-Class Decoys)
No Katori-Class Training Cruisers (old CLs used instead)
Circle Four Plan (1940)
2 Shokaku-Class CV 2 Shokaku-Class
BB Shinano and Aki BC 2 B-65
LBC 2 Fuji-Class CA 2 Niitaka-Class
New Tokoro-Class CL replacing Agano-Class
No Taiho-Class CV
Circle Five Plan (1941)
CV 4 Shokaku-Kai CV 4 Shokaku-Kai
CVL 3 Aso-Class (Tokoro Conversions) CVL 3 Aso-Class (Tokoro Conversions)
LBC 2 Fuji-Class BB 2 Owari-Class
CA 2 Niitaka-Class
Additional/Changed Allied Ships to December 7, 1941
United States
CV Wasp (Yorktown-Class) and Ranger
CVL King’s Mountain
CVE Langley and Eli
CLV Charlotte and Jacksonville
BB Washington (Colorado-Class)
BC Constellation (Lexington-Class)
LBC Chesapeake
CA Rome and Burlington
DD +4 Mahan and +4 Farragut-Class
SS +3 Flying Fish-Class, +1 Argonaut-Class, and +1 Narwhal-Class
United Kingdom
BC Renown
CLAA Dido and Argonaut
DD +4 DD
SS +2 T-Class
France
CL Jean de Vienne
DD +3 Le Hardi-Class
SS +4 (2 Pascal-Class and 2 Surcouf-Class)
The French also gain a powerful Battlecruiser TF in Late Spring 1942 with Strasbourg, Dunkerque, CA Algerie, CL Lamotte-Picquet, 3 DD, and 3 SS.
Australia
CAV Melbourne
DD +4 Admiralty S-Class
SS +2 T-Class
New Zealand
CAV Wellington
DD +2 Admiralty S-Class
Netherland East Indies
CL Eendracht