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It's not the money, it's the slips that are the issue, so you can only get equal number of carriers, not larger numbers. And for that to happen you would have to convince IJN leadership to give carriers priority over battleships, which is ASB territory.

Not really, you could shave of few weeks here and there but in general such radical changes are not viable. War in China gave the IJN air units a precious combat experience, both from airfields and flattops, allowing them to refine both personal and unit tactics.