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The 36 pages that link to Aircraft carrier, each with the reason it gives.

• Royal NavyBroader topic: Carriers let the Royal Navy project air power far from land bases.

• United States NavyRelated: Carriers let the Navy sustain air operations far from land bases.

• Naval warfareBroader topic: Carriers extend a fleet’s ability to strike and defend beyond the range of land-based aircraft.

• Battle of MidwayNarrower topic: Carrier fleets made air power, rather than battleship gunfire, the battle’s decisive force.

• Naval artilleryCompared with: Carrier aircraft increasingly delivered naval attack at ranges beyond the reach of ship guns.

• ShipbuildingBroader topic: Its flight deck, hangars, and aviation systems create distinctive construction requirements.

• Naval aviationRelated: Its flight deck launches and recovers aircraft beyond the reach of shore airfields.

• Battle of the Coral SeaNarrower topic: Both sides relied on carriers to project air power across distances their ships could not bridge with guns.

• Battle of the Philippine SeaNarrower topic: The battle confirmed the central role of carriers in Pacific naval warfare.

• Washington Naval TreatyBroader topic: Conversion allowances helped establish carriers as a treaty-limited warship category.

• BattleshipCompared with: Carriers projected air power beyond the range of battleship guns and displaced them as fleet centers.

• Russian NavyRelated: Carrier aviation extends naval air power beyond land-based airfields.

• Battle of the Eastern SolomonsNarrower topic: Both fleets relied on carrier-borne aircraft to find and attack the opposing forces.

• Power projectionBroader topic: Carriers provide mobile air power where land bases are unavailable or politically inaccessible.

• Multirole combat aircraftRelated: Carrier air wings use multirole aircraft to cover multiple missions with limited deck space.

• Naval aviatorRelated: Its flight deck and aviation facilities make shipboard pilot operations possible.

• Carrier strike groupBroader topic: Its flight deck and embarked air wing make it the formation’s central platform.

• Central Pacific campaignRelated: U.S. carriers provided mobile air power across vast distances between Pacific bases.

• KamikazeRelated: Kamikaze attacks sought to disable or destroy these central targets of Pacific naval warfare.

• Military baseCompared with: It provides mobile aviation facilities rather than relying on a fixed air base.

• Torpedo bomberRelated: Carriers gave torpedo bombers the range to attack fleets far from land bases.

• Attack aircraftRelated: Carrier aviation made attack aircraft a central instrument of naval power projection.

• Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsNarrower topic: Both sides relied on carriers to send strike aircraft against enemy fleets.

• Chūichi NagumoNarrower topic: Carrier operations made Nagumo’s fleet a mobile air power force.

• World War II in the PacificRelated: Carrier-based aircraft became decisive in major Pacific naval battles.

• Battle of TarantoNarrower topic: HMS Illustrious brought the strike aircraft within range of Taranto.

• WarshipBroader topic: Carriers project naval air power far from land-based airfields.

• Indian Ocean raidNarrower topic: Carriers let Japanese aircraft strike targets across the ocean without nearby airfields.

• Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIRelated: The F-35C was designed for U.S. Navy carrier operations.

• Military helicopterRelated: Naval helicopters operate from ships, extending their missions beyond land bases.

• Operation LentilNarrower topic: Carriers supplied the mobile airfields from which Lentil’s aircraft operated.

• Bombing of DarwinRelated: Carrier-based aircraft carried out the first wave of the attack.

• Yamato-class battleshipCompared with: Carrier aviation displaced battleship gunfire as the dominant means of striking enemy fleets during the war.

• Air warfare of World War IINarrower topic: Carrier aviation brought air power into naval campaigns far beyond land-based range.

• Strike fighterNarrower topic: Carrier forces rely on strike fighters to project air power beyond land-based aircraft range.

• V/STOLRelated: V/STOL aircraft can operate from carriers lacking catapults and arresting gear.