Catapult launch
Virtually all aircraft were launched with either the H-2 or H-4 catapults
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Escort carriers provided air and antisub-marine defense of invasion convoys and beach-head areas and close support of invasion troops until such time as these functions could be taken over by shore-based aircraft. The carriers themselves were smaller, slower ships of about 30-plane capacity, on which were based squadrons of fighters and torpedo bombers. In amphibious operations escort carriers were normally employed in formations of 4 to 7 carriers with 6 to 12 destroyers and destroyer escorts. but single carriers with fewer escorts were used for specialized antisubmarine or convoy-escort operations. |
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Catapult launchVirtually all aircraft were launched with either the H-2 or H-4 catapults |
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Corsair after a hard landing |
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A different shot of the same CorsairOn the whole the Corsairs sustained more landing structural damage than the other carrier aircraft. Where as Grumman aircraft were made for carrier flight decks and were much tougher |
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