Would larger Hood-based carriers be risked the same way?

If Courageous and Glorious had been larger Hood-based carriers, would they have been risked in the same way?

Probably not; unique carriers holding 60 to 70 aircraft would likely receive stronger protection, as Ark Royal did.

Ark Royal illustrates how rarity changes operational risk. Several British carriers could carry air groups around the sisters' size, but only Ark Royal offered the larger 60- to 70-aircraft capacity in this comparison. A Hood-sized conversion would therefore be a scarcer and more strategically concentrated asset. Commanders would be less willing to expose it to loosely screened or unsuitable missions.