Interwar exercises made tactical ideas more concrete. American fleet problems varied with command tolerance for realistic, aggressive destroyer work, while British practice was more willing to accept wear and damage as the cost of learning. Japanese designs and exercises faced their own stability problems, but all three navies explored destroyer formations for large attacks, defense against them, and smaller actions. In Britain's case, the discussion also connects doctrine to the practical problem of sustaining forces at long range in the Far East.
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Interwar exercises refined destroyer torpedo doctrine
British, American, and Japanese exercises tested large destroyer attacks and defenses, influencing launcher arrangements, torpedo fits, and far-eastern sustainment planning.