What aircraft should replace the Blackburn Roc in a counterfactual Fleet Air Arm?
Short answerA Supermarine design is the best-supported and most promising alternative.
NotesThe Supermarine option offers the strongest replacement. An aircraft from the same industrial and service environment would be easier for the Fleet Air Arm to support than a more exotic alternative. Supermarine also had growing experience with high-performance aircraft and naval requirements. The recommendation combines supply-chain practicality with confidence that the firm could produce a more capable fighter than the turret-armed Roc.