The US Navy studied night carrier operations without making them the center of interwar development. American effort prioritized generating the largest possible strike and sustaining a high volume of operations. This was a resource choice because a service could not spend the same limited funds on every promising capability. The priority remained consistent with the larger first-strike doctrine developed through Sims and Reeves. The choice also provides a useful comparison with navies that invested more heavily in night-strike methods.
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Night operations lose priority to strike volume
The US Navy studies night carrier operations but spends its limited interwar resources on generating larger strikes and a higher volume of operations.