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AJ Savage bombers over Midway

A Midway counterfactual uses the AJ Savage to show how payload, basing, and carrier recovery limits shape naval air power.

Question

How would 50 time-traveling AJ Savage bombers perform if they arrived at the Battle of Midway?

Short answer

They would bring overwhelming bomb load and speed, but carrier recovery would not be realistic, so Pearl Harbor airfields become the practical base.

Notes

The answer treats the AJ Savage as a powerful but awkward intervention in a carrier battle. The aircraft could carry an enormous conventional or nuclear bomb load for the period, yet the nearby US carriers would not be suitable recovery platforms, making Pearl Harbor the plausible operating base.