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Originally Posted by skirich
So was that the right move or should I have gone for the carrier?
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IMO it depends on the stage of the war...
Early on, taking out carriers would blunt Japanese offensive capability at a time when the USN was barely hanging on... With the luxury of hindsight, IJN BBs were not a factor in the war, and the carriers presented the largest threat.
From 1943 on, sinking merchants does more damage to their war-making capacity as the number of capital ships was reduced and the US Navy strength is coming up to speed to take out the remainder. Sinking merchants and the raw materials inbound to Japan does more to curtail the war the later it is.
