Questioning a forecast of carrier losses off Japan

Alex recalls invasion-of-Japan projections in which British carriers would provide the remaining naval air support by D+5 or D+6 after kamikazes had worn down the American decks. Jamie asks for the sources, and the reference is not firmly established during the exchange. Alex doubts that Japanese attackers would penetrate the American defensive screen as effectively as those projections assumed. He also rejects treating British carriers as invulnerable. Favourable comparisons with British protection could support the case for building the Midway class, without making the attrition forecast reliable.