If Britain had built Furious, Courageous, and Glorious as aircraft carriers, Germany might have pursued a comparable ship and needed to choose its aircraft supplier. Hansa-Brandenburg is the preferred candidate in this counterfactual because its designs suited naval requirements and had earned a reputation for reliability. Its torpedo-bomber work would be especially relevant to an early carrier's offensive role. Torpedoes already offered a recognized means of sinking ships during World War I, and an aircraft could carry that weapon into range. The argument treats the ship-sinking potential of torpedo aircraft as more firmly established at this date than that of dive bombing.
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Hansa-Brandenburg aircraft for a hypothetical German carrier
A hypothetical German response to British carrier construction would give Hansa-Brandenburg's naval reputation and torpedo-bomber work particular value.