According to the Naval Treaty of Washington was France allowed to have advance of 240,000 tons over the Italian navy and now after 5 years 155.000 tons were exactly build. If both sides continued with building France would have built in 1936 200.000 tons of which 157.000 tons was to be considered as replacement of aged units while Italy also would have build 200.000 tons however just to replace just 102,000 tons of aged units reducing the French advance to just 55,000 tons. Considered the submarines had France at that moment a advance of 32,000 tons. As a result of the new treaty would France posses in 1936 over 81,900 tons and Italy 53,700 tons. With France building 22,000 tons as a replacement of older units. and 5,000 tons as increase with Italy building 10,000 tons as replacement keeps France a advance of 17,000 tons. In other classes was the French superiority smaller. Compared with a French tonnage of 199,305 tons divided over 11 small cruisers, 44 torpedo boats and 31 destroyers was that of Italy 157,559 tons divided over 15 small cruisers, 56 destroyers, 36 torpedo boats and 38 smaller torpedo boats, a French advance of just 41,746 tons. Until 1936 was France allowed to built 5 small cruisers and 34 torpedo boats with a total tonnage of 66,876 tons to replaced aged units. At the same time were the figures for Italy a total tonnage of 58,157 tons divided over 7 small cruisers, 13 destroyers, 30 torpedo boats and 38 smaller torpedo boats leaving France an advance of just 8,681 tons with Italy a clear superiority of small cruisers. The French navy used 24cm, 19,4cm, 16,2cm guns and the usual calibre and both countries were as a result of the treaty of 1 March allowed to built each 2-22,223 tons battleships.
