What Swordfish could have changed at Jutland

How useful would Hermes with 18 Swordfish have been to Jellicoe before Jutland?

The torpedoes would help, but reliable spotting, reconnaissance, and radio reporting could matter even more by locating the High Seas Fleet and improving British information.

A hypothetical Hermes carrying eighteen Swordfish gives Jellicoe an additional torpedo threat against the High Seas Fleet. The aircraft's torpedo, spotting and reconnaissance roles also make it useful before a strike is launched. Finding the enemy and transmitting its position could address the fleet's information problems at Jutland. Rutland's flight provides the historical comparison: a sighting loses much of its value if the aircraft cannot communicate it. Working radio links therefore matter to this scenario alongside the number of aircraft and torpedoes.