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Earlier British strength creates options for a combined Allied fleet

Closer information sharing could support a fleet moving between theaters or a larger Allied concentration in the Pacific.

Question

How would the larger Royal Navy affect the United States Navy in the Pacific?

Short answer

It could encourage closer information sharing and either a joint fleet moving between theaters or a larger concentration in the Pacific.

Notes

More British ships create opportunities for earlier information sharing with the United States Navy. One possibility is a combined force moving around the world as different theaters demand attention. Another is to keep both navies concentrating their strength in the Pacific. Their common operational aim there would be to build up enough force to advance closer to Japan.