Ark Royal joins the Eastern Fleet for Operation C

Into which battle would you teleport Ark Royal?

Operation C with the Eastern Fleet, where her aircraft could add a potentially decisive night strike against the Japanese.

Operation C is the chosen battle for a counterfactual appearance by Ark Royal. Her additional aircraft and strike capacity, particularly if a night attack avoided navigation failure, could produce a much more dangerous British response to the Japanese carrier force. Ark Royal would turn the Eastern Fleet into a three-carrier group with a significantly larger combined air wing. The counterfactual depends on delivering the night strike effectively, rather than merely adding another flight deck to the order of battle.