In November 1921 the first purpose-built carrier was launched by
the Japanese, followed a year later by the British launch of the
Hermes. After WWI, battlecruisers were readily converted into
aircraft carriers, with questions on how to handle the aircraft on
the flight deck beginning to be raised and techniques of how to
attack enemy ships beginning to develop. How Carriers Fought
focuses on the HOW, not the what, when, or the by whom. It begins
by examining the tools and the building blocks of carrier
operations, looking at what life was really like in the cockpit for
the pilots alongside the technicalities of navigation and
communication. A world of tactical dehydration, amphetamine pills,
and illegal smoking is explored, as well as the measures they put
in place to reduce their risk of death on being hit. This book goes
on to examine the major carrier battles of WWII, from the Battle of
the Coral Sea to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, with a focus on how the
tools of carrier operations were employed during these battles. At
the Battle of the Midway the debate of concentration vs. dispersion
became relevant, as the Japanese decided to divide their forces
while the Americans concentrated theirs. How Carriers Fought
questions these tactics, exploring which worked best in theory and
in practice. How were searches made, how many planes were used,
what was the range and coverage of the search, and how many hits
were scored and losses suffered? The final section of the book
looks at how carrier operations changed in major ways during the
course of the war, as better technology and a better understanding
of this new type of warfare allowed for quick advances in how
operations were carried out. For example, the balance between
fighter and bomber planes changed dramatically, with the US
beginning the war with 20% fighters and ending it with 80%
fighters. This book gives a comprehensive insight into carrier
operations in WWII, with a focus on the Pacific War between the US
Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. A series of appendices expands
on topics such as radar, landing on a carrier, radios and even
carrier pigeons.
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