How would one or two aircraft carriers have changed Soviet naval displays?
Short answerThey would likely produce more Soviet task-force operations around the world, but a British carrier transfer was politically very unlikely.
NotesOne or two aircraft carriers would likely push the Soviet Navy toward more task-force operations and more conspicuous deployments around the world. The ships would change how Soviet naval power was displayed as well as how it could fight. A willing Royal Navy transfer of fleet carriers remains politically implausible. The counterfactual's operational effect is clearer than any realistic route to creating it.