Admiral Beez
Banned
Excluding lost CVEs, the RN lost five of their CVs during the Second World War
HMS Courageous - sunk Sept 1939
HMS Glorious - sunk Junk 1940
HMS Ark Royal - sunk Nov 1941
HMS Hermes - sunk April 1942
HMS Eagle - sunk Aug 1942
In ATL, let's have all five carriers survive the war, but the RN instead loses more BBs, matching the above dates. Matching the age and condition of the above carriers, I suggest losses would be a QE class and the four remaining Revenge class ships. Thus by Aug 1942, the RN has lost five Revenge class BBs and two QE class, seriously reducing the big gun capability of the RN.
With fewer big gun ships and five additional flat tops joining the four new Illustrious class, the RN by late 1941 now has nine carriers. Will we see a greater focus on air power in the RN? Do we see more carriers in the Indian Ocean?
Furious' hangar size and her use with higher performance aircraft later in the war (Martlet, Seafire, Hellcat, Barracuda, etc.) http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/ships/FURIOUS.html demonstrate how useful Glorious and Courageous would have been.
HMS Courageous - sunk Sept 1939
HMS Glorious - sunk Junk 1940
HMS Ark Royal - sunk Nov 1941
HMS Hermes - sunk April 1942
HMS Eagle - sunk Aug 1942
In ATL, let's have all five carriers survive the war, but the RN instead loses more BBs, matching the above dates. Matching the age and condition of the above carriers, I suggest losses would be a QE class and the four remaining Revenge class ships. Thus by Aug 1942, the RN has lost five Revenge class BBs and two QE class, seriously reducing the big gun capability of the RN.
With fewer big gun ships and five additional flat tops joining the four new Illustrious class, the RN by late 1941 now has nine carriers. Will we see a greater focus on air power in the RN? Do we see more carriers in the Indian Ocean?
Furious' hangar size and her use with higher performance aircraft later in the war (Martlet, Seafire, Hellcat, Barracuda, etc.) http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/ships/FURIOUS.html demonstrate how useful Glorious and Courageous would have been.
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