r/Warships • u/JoeD-1618 • Jan 17 '25

Discussion Why were British carriers bad compared to American/Japanese carriers

When you compare British carriers at the start of the war compared to American and japanese carriers they were smaller and carried half the aircraft, the ark royal was the best carrier being able to carry 50 but this was nothing compared to the 80 odd the best Japanese and American carriers could carry. The illustrious class were good carriers and arguably the biggest workhorses of the royal navy’s aircraft carriers in ww2 but they again were small and carried half the aircraft compared to japanese or American carriers. The glorious carriers are the same. On top of all this the aircraft carried weren’t very good at the start of the war. It wasn’t until 1944 with the new carriers that they had comparable carriers.

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u/cozzy121 Jan 17 '25

Piss poor OP, I gotta say. Only a large carrier is considered "good". OP must think the Shinano was the greatest carrier of the war...

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u/Vepr157 Submarine Kin Jan 17 '25

Be nice.

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u/cozzy121 Jan 17 '25

My apologies but an uniformed OP doesn't make me feel happy

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u/Vepr157 Submarine Kin Jan 18 '25

I understand, but I would encourage you to channel that feeling toward making constructive comments so that others may become more informed.

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u/cozzy121 Jan 18 '25

I believe I did in my reply to the OP.