The Blackburn Roc answers the call for a navalized Defiant

How about a navalized Boulton Paul Defiant?

The Blackburn Roc filled that role, but the heavy turret left the concept too slow to become an attractive reconnaissance substitute.

A suggestion for a navalized Boulton Paul Defiant leads to the Blackburn Roc. The concept placed a heavy power-operated turret on an aircraft derived from a fighter-dive-bomber design. The exchange then considers whether an unsuccessful turret fighter could simply be reassigned to reconnaissance. That solution also fails because the aircraft was too slow for the proposed interception and reconnaissance work, showing how the turret's weight restricted alternative employment.