The Far Eastern force could receive additional carriers after its initial deployment. The alternative completion estimate places Implacable in June 1942. Indefatigable follows in March 1943. The Revenge-class battleships already serving as Indian Ocean convoy escorts would form part of the wider force around these arrivals.
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Earlier Implacable-class carriers could reinforce the Far Eastern fleet
The estimate places Implacable in June 1942 and Indefatigable in March 1943, adding reinforcement behind the proposed Force Z.