Could Germany begin with night carrier strikes?

Could the German carrier use night strikes against British targets as soon as it enters service?

No; an inexperienced carrier air group would need a long work-up before night operations and would initially be confined largely to daylight missions.

Night carrier operations cannot begin at commissioning. The first carrier and its single-seat aircraft crews would lack the accumulated deck-handling, navigation, recovery, and strike experience needed for safe darkness operations. Attempting such missions immediately would risk losing aircraft and trained crews faster than they could be replaced. Germany would begin with daylight operations against British radar and fighter strength, while the Royal Navy already had long-range Swordfish night-operating experience. The contrast is doctrinal and institutional as much as technical.