Golden Journal No. 42 Battleship-Carriers visible In February 1942

In February 1942

staff officers of the High Seas Fleet suggested sending a battle cruiser around the northern tip of Britain into the Atlantic Ocean to prey on enemy shipping

six fleets) plus three leaders

and battles that might have followed the clash of carriers

but also in upcoming expansions

Golden Journal No. 42 Battleship-Carriers visible In February 1942Note: Gold Club members can use their max discount. After the Battle of Midway, the Imperial Japanese Navy considered a radical plan to replenish and increase its carrier fleet: convert all ten of its older battleships to aircraft carriers. That would be scaled back to just the hybrid conversions of Ise and Hyuga, but not in the Golden Journal. Meanwhile, the Americans drafted plans of their own (which still exist) to convert the hulls of Iowa class