In this video Military Aviation History (Bismarck) and I talk about an aspect that is often neglected by hindsight, namely that in WW2 the carrier not necessarily dominated the sea and that before 1942 there were quite many incidents were the engagements were not so clear cut as in the mid- to late-war Pacific engagements. Military Aviation History Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bis18marck70 Special thanks to Drachinifel helping out with data on production time of destroyers. His: Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4mftUX7apmV1vsVXZh7RTw Videos referenced: 00:08 - Carriers not the obvious Choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1iE533R7vQ 00:30 – WW2 Chip Class Guide 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgJKzrDJenw 02:16 – Operation Weserübung – Norway & Denmark 1940: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHJqtI3AzkQ 02:42 – Operating Conditions in the Pacific: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1OOUuj3WTo 02:53 – The Taranto Raid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNy_TfM-od0 03:47 – Pearl Harbor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTZmW3qz3Js 03:50 – Battle of Midway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiBhGhROP5o 04:58 – Armoured Carriers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dHdGHP8hCg 07:24 – Bismarck vs. Swordfish – why no Swordfish shot down?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTO3JagV8gE 10:46 – Japanese Bomber Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLfbYHPWx2o 13:17 – In Defense of the Worst WW2 Fighter – the Defiant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUWq4ymz8Yw 14:33 – Italy Industry & Armed Forces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqoOk5nZEKw »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Bartz, Werner: Flug