What if before the attack on Pearl Harbor the US Navy would have deployed the Battlefleet and left behind the Carriers?
Would the presence of the Carriers change the outcome of the battle?
If the Carriers were destroyed, how would that effect the outcome of the War?
Would Naval Aviation be setback due to the attack?
Personally I imagine that the Carriers would have taken more Japanese Air Planes down during the battle, but the Carriers would have been sunk due to the element of surprise and such.
As to the effects, I really don't know...
What do y'all think?
Would the presence of the Carriers change the outcome of the battle?
If the Carriers were destroyed, how would that effect the outcome of the War?
Would Naval Aviation be setback due to the attack?
Personally I imagine that the Carriers would have taken more Japanese Air Planes down during the battle, but the Carriers would have been sunk due to the element of surprise and such.
As to the effects, I really don't know...
What do y'all think?