Without major battleship losses or defining Pacific sea battles, the US Navy would enter the wider war with a different institutional experience. A victorious and battle-tested Royal Navy could claim command of the sea, leaving the United States initially more important as an industrial supplier. British victories over Japan and Italy would still establish the value of carriers. In this scenario, however, the Royal Navy uses them primarily for night strikes and daytime fleet defence rather than the mass daylight attacks associated with the historical Pacific War. American procurement and carrier doctrine would develop under British-led alliance command.
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American sea power without its Pacific foundation myth
If Britain won the decisive naval battles first, the United States might enter the wider war as a supplier without the same formative Pacific combat experience.