History 500 Carrier Warfare Focus questions

In this independent course study I will specifically explore two aspects of the general use of the aircraft carrier as both a defensive weapon and an offensive weapon.

The Carriers defense

• Placement and function of escort ships in the carrier battle group in the task force
• CAP Combat Air Patrols function in defending the fleet
• Deck guns
• Recon methods by both planes and old fashioned binoculars
• US use of Radar and why the IJN failed to utilize it:

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The Carrier as an offensive weapon

• 3 airplane types with separate doctrine of attacks

1. Dive bombers
2. Torpedo Bombers
3. Fighters

• How Carriers respond to damage deck fires and flooding with all that fuel and airplanes on it

• The displacement of the Battleship as being the top strategic and decisive navel weapon

An analysis of the evolution of the Aircraft Carrier as a whole will be conducted with a close look at the advantages and disadvantages of each class.

Various Types of Aircraft Carriers

CV Fleet Carriers

CVL Light Carriers

Jeep Carriers

Admiral Nimitz was a key influential figure in the operation of the US pacific Navel fleet. I will look further at the role of the man who had the experience needed to lead the fleet and his relationships with his commanding staff and the people who he reported to being Ernest King the head of Department of the Navy. Nimitz hands leadership. Eisenhower as a diplomat