Part of the rationale for the decision to retain mixed-calibre guns was the need to begin the building of the ships quickly because of the tense situation produced by the Russo-Japanese War.
En del af grundlaget for beslutningen om at beholde blandingen af kalibre var behovet for at begynde bygningen af skibene hurtigt på grund af den anspændte situation, som var opstået gennem den russisk-japanske krig.