What the Fleet Air Arm would learn from the SBD Dauntless

What lessons would the US Navy gain if Britain used the Dauntless in wartime before American entry?

British operations would validate the aircraft's heavy bomb load and range, especially in mature SBD variants, while revealing how much depended on version and mission.

A useful comparison covers engines, speed, dimensions, armament, range, climb, and payload rather than relying on reputation. The SBD-5 offers more power, range, and bomb load while still fitting British carrier dimensions. Those advantages would make it useful longer in British service than the Skua. The early SBD-1, however, offers a much smaller improvement and belongs to a later design generation, so version and date matter.