"Suddenly you don't need a carrier to provide topcover for amphibious operations," Airplanes do more than keep away other airplanes. They're also useful to bl

"Suddenly you don't need a carrier to provide topcover for amphibious operations," Airplanes do more than keep away other airplanes. They're also useful to blow up the enemy ashore, close air support for the grunts, deep tactical missions to isolate the battlefield. You're still going to need flying machines. Need some way to get them close to the battlefield. This might not Ford class super carrier but it's going to be _some_ kind of carrier.