Space aboard USS Argonaut and USS Nautilus limited the force to two of the Second Raider Battalion's six companies and roughly half its command group. Argonaut was V-4 and Nautilus V-6, both from the same construction batch. The V-boats were the US Navy's attempt to build large submarines with long-range reach. Their capacity determined the size and command structure of the force that reached Makin.
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V-boats set the raid's force limit
USS Argonaut and USS Nautilus could deliver a long-range raiding force, but their available space limited Carlson to part of the battalion and command group.