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

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

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

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

• 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.