Possible RN carrier battle groups from start the start of war to the end of hostilities in Europe.
1x admiral class BC Hood after her AA suite and radar have been upgraded along with her deck armour.
1x Ark Royal class CV.
2x Courageous class CV.
6x tribal class DD
1x York class HC
1x Gloucester class LC
You can Suggest alternate RN carrier battle groups but the ships must be built before and up till the end of WW2
Possible British carrier battle groups WW2
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Re: Possible British carrier battle groups WW2
What were the composition of the real BPF task forces?
I don't think a modernized Hood is a realistic proposition post 1938. Had she survived the war she would have been retired. She was already over weight so simply adding significant AAA at a late war standard as a token modernization for carrier escort duty isn't practical either.
Whatever TF composition would depend much on the theater of operations as well. Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Med, Force H?
I don't think a modernized Hood is a realistic proposition post 1938. Had she survived the war she would have been retired. She was already over weight so simply adding significant AAA at a late war standard as a token modernization for carrier escort duty isn't practical either.
Whatever TF composition would depend much on the theater of operations as well. Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Med, Force H?
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Re: Possible British carrier battle groups WW2
North sea,Mediterranean, Atlantic and Arctic. The BPF had ninteen carriers six fleet, four light carriers and nine escort carriers total aircraft 500. Four Battleships, eleven cruisers, thirty one subs and dozens of smaller warships along with support vessels.
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