In the Pacific War, why were American aircraft carriers better than Japan's?

The advantage of U.S. aircraft carriers is not due to superior performance to Japan in one aspect, but to the strong momentum accumulated through industrial foundation, operational thinking, management, training, etc. gave rise to an absolute advantage.

Let’s talk about the industrial base first:

1. Radar enables the US military to have over-the-horizon early warning and reconnaissance capabilities, while Japan still relies on visual inspection.

2. After losing fighter planes, the US military can replenish them in time, but Japan needs to return to its homeland to replenish them.

3. Damaged aircraft carriers such as the Yorktown can be used on the battlefield in a few days, while Japan requires long-term maintenance.

4. Japan uses high-explosive gasoline that explodes at a touch, and the pilot’s survival rate is extremely low.

5. The U.S. ships are like dumplings, and it is very difficult for Japan to build each one.

6. The United States has specialized tankers to provide long-distance supplies, but Japan has almost no ocean-going capabilities.

Let’s talk about combat thinking:

1. The United States attaches great importance to the collection of pre-war intelligence, and will also find ways to verify it. Like Midway! They have tens of thousands of intelligence processing personnel (excluding those who collect intelligence outside)

2. The US military also attaches great importance to wartime reconnaissance. The four Japanese aircraft carriers at Midway only took off seven reconnaissance aircraft. The three aircraft carriers took off 32 reconnaissance aircraft, four times as many as Japan (even Japan's faulty aircraft was included).

3. On the battlefield, Japan focuses on the quality of individual soldiers, while the United States focuses on equipment supply. For example, in response to Japan's 50-centimeter concrete bunker, the United States immediately adopted a delayed fuse. For underground holes, use flamethrowers and so on. In essence, one focuses on details and contingency, while the other focuses on macro-necessity. One focuses on the quality of individual soldiers, and the other focuses on science and trust in technology.

4. The United States pays more attention to protection, while Japan only focuses on offense. In terms of technology, the United States pays more attention to details, while Japan is rough. This was revealed in the Midway Sea. Through the Battle of Coral Island, the United States added the measure of injecting carbon dioxide gas into the fuel pipeline to the damage control measures, causing the Yorktown to be attacked twice. Japan has not made any improvements, and its aircraft carrier explodes at the drop of a hat.

5. The United States focuses on battlefield rescue, but Japan does even worse.

Let’s talk about the training concept:

Europe and the United States put the best pilots in the rear as coaches, while Japan sends them to the front line of the battlefield. The worst pilots are left behind. It is not surprising that such pilots are unable to succeed as instructors. Mariana turkey!