Talk:Kii-class battleship/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ed! (talk · contribs) 11:04, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"By 1918, the Navy had gained approval for an "eight-six" fleet, all ships under eight years old." -- You should explain what "eight-six" means in this sentence.
- Done.
"However, having four large battleships and four battlecruisers on order put an enormous financial strain on Japan, which was spending about a third of its national budget on the Navy." -- You should note which ships (class or name) were on order or under construction at this time.
- Done.
Is there a policy about using the "degrees" symbol as opposed to the word?
- Not that I'm aware of. Just have to be consistent.
"The ships' keel laying was stopped on 5 February because the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty that forbade their construction." -- Maybe add this was because of their weight, right? It sounds like the treaty was crafted specifically to stop these ships.
- Everybody was getting into a new round of exceedingly expensive ship building after the war. The Treaty stopped that in its tracks. I've rephrased this, hopefully it's a bit clearer
Also, was there any effort to reduce their weight or anything?
- No, battleships have significant economies of scale that mean that the larger ship is better than a smaller one, all other things being equal. More expensive, but more combat worthy.
One duplicate link (main belt) and no dab links. External links look good.
No photos of the ships I understand, but maybe an image or Hiraga would be good, or something like that?
- Done. Thanks for the review.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:05, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I see no problems with article stability.

Placing the article on hold. —Ed!^(talk) 11:20, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Great work! Passing the GA now. —Ed!^(talk) 02:23, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]