German carrier construction would alter how Britain used its existing carriers. Courageous would probably receive other duties instead of the submarine-hunting employment in which she was lost. Glorious might also avoid her historical loss, with British carriers more likely to operate in pairs. Without the construction pause assumed in the discussion, Illustrious could enter service by April 1940 or earlier. Indomitable might be built to a fuller Implacable-type design instead of the intermediate arrangement described here. More carriers available earlier would then affect later operations such as Taranto. Each of these is a conditional response to the German programme, rather than a guaranteed survival or completion date.
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German carriers could preserve and accelerate British carriers
The British response could change Courageous and Glorious's employment, bring Illustrious into service sooner, and encourage a larger Indomitable design.