Armored carriers could shift toward fighter-heavy air groups after enemy battleships ceased to be their main target. A Fulmar patrol could remain airborne while faster single-seat fighters waited on deck to intercept or replace it. Because Axis air forces rarely attacked at night in this scenario, crews could concentrate maintenance after dark and flying during daylight. Sharing an engine family across the two aircraft types would also reduce the number of spare-engine inventories carried aboard.
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Why a standardized fighter group could sustain Mediterranean CAP
Two armored carriers with complementary fighters and a common engine family could maintain a dense daylight defence with simpler stores.