British Avengers as torpedo aircraft and bomb trucks

Why did Britain use Avengers rather than buy dedicated dive bombers, and could British Avengers carry torpedoes?

Britain used fighters for much dive bombing and valued the Avenger as a torpedo aircraft and heavy bomb carrier; American torpedoes and later improved U.S. drop systems broadened the type's usefulness.

British fighters could deliver many dive-bomb attacks, so the Avenger was valued primarily as a torpedo aircraft and a large bomb carrier against land targets. The exact British torpedo fit remains uncertain, although American weapons were available outside Britain. The follow-on discussion contrasts British aerial-torpedo stabilization methods with the more expensive American development path that eventually allowed higher and faster drops.