HMS Glorious was sunk by German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in 1940 due to suboptimal decision-making by its captain—the ship had no combat air patrol, no aircraft on deck ready to launch, and made no significant effort to evade, representing an edge case that proves the rule that carriers with functional air wings and proper tactical awareness can defend themselves.
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“At the time she was attacked, Glorious did not have a combat air patrol up, did not have any aircraft on its decks ready to launch. And when it did spot the unknown ships...she made no significant effort to evade until it was far too late.”
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