Galactica and Pegasus as rival carrier doctrines

Do Battlestar Galactica's ship designs resemble American or British carrier doctrine?

Pegasus looks more American in its air-group emphasis, while Galactica looks more British in prioritizing the survivability of both carrier and air group.

Pegasus fits a United States carrier philosophy because its combat value centers on the size and use of its air group. Galactica fits a Royal Navy approach that gives more weight to carrier survival and the preservation of aviation capability. The comparison is explicitly instinctive, based on a long-ago viewing rather than detailed canonical analysis. These fictional capital ships illustrate a real design choice between maximizing aviation output and protecting the carrier's ability to keep fighting.