The useful question is which carrier suits a navy's intended operations, rather than which design is universally best. The Invincible class was designed for a European setting with likely allied air support, while a larger carrier could act as the centre of a more independent task group. The comparison connects Taranto's carrier choices to later British force-structure debates. Ship size, aviation capacity, and coalition context have to be assessed together.
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Carrier design follows the mission
Taranto prompts a wider lesson: the useful carrier size and air group depend on the war and allied support a navy expects.