To be specific, more than 10 years ago, after the deliberative assembly passed the bill to limit the size of the Navy, the Empire Navy recognized the great value of "alternative carriers." Since then, the Empire Navy has invested funds in preliminary exploration in related fields.
Of course, it wasn't initially named this.
From a post-event perspective, the emergence of the "carrier is useless" theory and the "size dispute" were both related to the Empire Navy, and can be said to have been utilized by the Empire Navy. It was precisely by seizing the opportunity to develop "small carriers," specifically the related requirements proposed by the deliberative assembly, that the Empire Navy obtained funding and, with strong support from the deliberative assembly, launched the development project for "medium-sized multipurpose carriers."
As we all know, the Empire Navy ultimately chose the traditional route, continuing to build large and super carriers.
