Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 4:10:43-4:11:08

A longer Pacific War would expand Sea Fury service

The aircraft follow-up carries the Downfall procurement counterfactual from shipyards into late-war naval aviation.

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Question

If the war against Japan continued into 1946, what would happen to British carrier-aircraft production?

Short answer

The Sea Fury and related late-war aircraft would probably enter broader operational service because the carrier war would still need new fighters.

Notes

A prolonged carrier campaign would keep British naval-aircraft production on a wartime footing. The Sea Fury would have a stronger reason to enter service quickly and in larger numbers. Aircraft choices would follow the same theater demands that redirected ship construction toward carriers and fast escorts. An extended war changes an entire force package rather than only the number of hulls.