From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Apr 08 2005 - 11:22:48 PDT
> I say again since the British has earlier warned the
> American's that failing to use armour on carrier decks
> and instead they were using wood, was sheer stupidity,
> a formula for disaster. The American and ironically
> the Japanese navy learned the hard way later in the
> war as this warning proved prophetic.
The Brits could carry fewer planes because their carriers
were more top heavy.....
A VERY important factor when you only have 2.5 carriers
like at the battle of Midway!
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
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