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The war in the pacific is hell in a hand basket, the Americans struggle and the Brits have to face the Japanese in the pacific, the Nazis in Europe and north Africa along with the Italians in the med alone (until the US rebuilds there fleet) the Empire is pushed to breaking point and possible use of...

Illustrious has to be the best and most successful carrier of WW2 in any theatre.Even the USN was impressed by her when she went for repairs in the us.

Does anyone know how much of the keel/hull was built before being scrapped?

With both Lion and Tameraire being laid down before the start of hostilities with Germany. The Admiralty decide it would be easier and cheaper to build A lion class instead of building the proposed Vanguard. With Tameraire slightly a head in construction it is chosen to be built. Lion being chosen t...

For me being British it has to be: 1- HMS Ark royal the first true aircraft carrier of any navy 2- Illustrious class carriers , the armoured decks and hangers meant that you would need one hell of a bomb to sink them 3-Implacable class carriers , bigger versions of the illustrious class carriers and...

They are some differences in the timeline thanks to the Admiralty getting the FAA from the RAF. For one the fulmars are built as single seat fighters, two the skua is built as dive bombers and not fighter bombers, three the swordfish is built as is.

In 1932 the admiralty proposes the return of the RNAS to the Navy. To do so they plan to build six large fleet carriers of 22 000 tonnes to replace the ageing battleships of the battle fleet. The designs of the new fleet carriers are finalized and the plans for the FAA aircraft to fly off them are p...

The reason for the sortie is disrupt the convoys and force the RN into a battle it cannot win.

1935 the Anglo-German naval treaty is signed which allows for Germany to build upto 35% of the RN strength. Would building the twins as aircraft carriers help if so would one go with bismark as part of a carrier battle-group, What would the Brits do in response.

I mean as long range cruise missile and SAM platforms?

With the rise of the Aircraft carrier in WW2 could the Battleship/Battlecruiser concept be modified to Fast Escort/Fire Support of Amphibious operations?

Would building the implacables sooner and more of them be enough to change the size of the FAA

If GB builds more carriers in the early 30,s to mid 30,s does the war go better in the med and other fronts due to better carriers and less Battleships.

Is it possible for someone EG : US-ussr-uk-france to fire a missile in both directions and start WW3?

Could the tribal class DD be used as AAA platforms for Capital ships?