Could an early carrier race improve US torpedo testing?

Would a faster US carrier buildup make the Navy test its torpedoes thoroughly enough to field reliable weapons?

It might lead to more testing, but reliable results would still depend on the Bureau of Ordnance taking the findings seriously.

More intensive carrier construction could create stronger incentives to test torpedoes thoroughly before a war made their shortcomings costly. Conducting a test and accepting an unwelcome result are separate problems. The Bureau of Ordnance had historical evidence of defects yet failed to act decisively until combat failures made them unavoidable. A larger programme might produce more trials without changing that institutional response. Bureaucratic learning, accountability, and willingness to revise a weapon matter as much as the technical test itself.