Comments on: It was the destroyers’ torpedoes, not the cruisers’ guns, that ruled at night https://www.isegoria.net/2026/03/it-was-the-destroyers-torpedoes-not-the-cruisers-guns-that-ruled-at-night/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Albion https://www.isegoria.net/2026/03/it-was-the-destroyers-torpedoes-not-the-cruisers-guns-that-ruled-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-3762221 Albion Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:56:05 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54054#comment-3762221 I have heard that Göring, and indeed his boss, did not believe in carriers. The one Germany was developing was scrapped before completion, as Göring wanted to have a say in all air activity, even at sea. I cannot speak for the US but the Royal Navy understood naval air power (via the Fleet Air Arm) was confined to local situations, requiring immediate answers rather than long term planning — and permission.

Had the Germans launched their aircraft carrier it would have had to become the number one target for the Royal Navy, as bombing and aerial born torpedos couple with submarines would have ended the convoys and Britain would have surrendered.

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