Repeatedly planning to refight the Pacific War can turn one historically unusual conflict into a universal model. Carriers displaced battleships from the leading role without erasing them immediately, and a century of anti-submarine development likewise weighs against declaring submarines the single future warship. Heavily studied Pacific carrier battles are contrasted with Atlantic task groups and the Royal Navy's less visible success in discouraging German surface forces from entering the ocean. An absence of battle may reflect effective deterrence and sea control rather than an absence of operational work.
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Why the Pacific War is not a universal fleet template
Carrier-centred Pacific lessons are contrasted with the Atlantic, where the Royal Navy's ability to deter German sorties shaped events even when major fleet battles did not occur.