B2431 wrote:

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It would be interesting to see what 2 carrier based task forces, assuming one
carrier each, would have had on the outcome of the war. Had they existed before
the war the Brits would have had to provideair cover in areas they didn't need
to as was the case in the real war . I think very little commerce would have
gotten through from the US.

Man, do you want to go over to sci.military.naval (or rather Google Groups so you
can catch up) and read the current thread "WI: Graf Zeppelin was commissioned";
there's close on 180 messages so far, analyzing the effect, british countermoves,
production capacities, air group training, etc. ;-) Oh, and "A Different Z plan"
might also be of interest.

Guy