What changes if Britain mass-produces destroyers and sloops alongside the light carriers?
Short answerIt could support retention of V and W-class destroyers and begin destroyer development earlier instead of compressing it into the 1930s.
NotesAdding destroyers and sloops to the carrier programme could influence retention of the V and W-class destroyers. The lack of 1920s destroyer construction forced many competing design ideas into a compressed 1930s programme. Earlier orders would spread destroyer development across a longer period.