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How a converted Incomparable would be judged after a carrier battle

A converted Incomparable that sank two Japanese carriers before being overwhelmed would be remembered as successful, while its existence implies a wider alternate British carrier program.

Question

How would a carrier-converted HMS Incomparable be remembered if she sank two Kido Butai carriers and was then sunk?

Short answer

As a successful carrier that did its job, though her existence would imply far-reaching changes to Britain's carrier fleet.

Notes

In the proposed battle, a carrier-converted Incomparable sinks two Kido Butai carriers before the remainder sink her. The judgment offered is that she would be remembered as a good carrier that had done her job. Her loss would still make the exchange costly. The premise also raises a wider question about what other British carriers would exist if Incomparable had been converted, so the isolated battle assumes substantial changes elsewhere in the fleet.