Vichy France has 5 aircraft carriers in WW2

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If you want to consider prototypes as programs then the British could add the Gloster F5/34, the Bristol 146 and the Martin Baker MB 2. Any others?

As a matter of pedantry, these were all built to the one specification: F.5/34 was a fighter spec to which the Gloster, the Bristol 146 and the MB.2 were all built. No production model was chosen. Six firms were sent tenders, to which three prototypes were built.
 
Interesting thing about Richelieu deploying with the allies--where did her ammo come from? Am assuming that her main battery 15 inchers were incompatible with anything in the US-RN inventory.

Sidebar: I noted in On Wave & Wing that France has built-deployed more CVs than everybody except US, RN, IJN. One of my Tailhook pals was an LSO sent to a French exchange tour and he became (I'm sure) the only two-war Hellcat pilot counting some deniable ops off Indochina. Toby objected at first because he didn't habla le Francaise but his mentor said "Not to worry--everybody wants to practice his English on you!"
 
Interesting thing about Richelieu deploying with the allies--where did her ammo come from? Am assuming that her main battery 15 inchers were incompatible with anything in the US-RN inventory.

France 380 mm/45 (14.96") Model 1935 and Model 1936 - NavWeaps
 
Here is a neat photo... Bearn, Arromanches (ex-HMS Colossus), & Foch in Toulon harbor 1966:

And one of Arromanches in Toulon with Clemenceau and LaFayette (ex-USS Langley) between Nov 1961 & March 1963. The US loaned Langley CVL-27* and Belleau Wood CVL-24** (served as Bois Belleau) to France.

* refurbished and transferred to France under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program on 8 January 1951. After more than a decade of French Navy service as La Fayette, she was returned to the United States on 20 March 1963.

** transferred to the French Navy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act on 5 September 1953. Bois Belleau was returned to the United States in September 1960.


Then there was the little one... Dixmude.
 

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Not only was France limited to just 60k (long) tons of aircraft carriers, they were only permitted to use two existing hulls for carrier conversions. This actually rules out much of the hypothetical question.
It's highly unlikely they could convert the additional three hulls as light carrier below 10k tons without major hull reconstruction.
 
I like the look of the Arsenal VG-33 for naval fighter over the Dewoitine. Better view forward for starters.

You do realize the VG-33 only had a 150sq ft wing and had a wing loading of around 39lb per Sq ft?
Sure you could put a bigger wing on it but then a lot of the performance goes away.

I think the VG 33 is overrated because of it's speed. I don't believe it ever saw combat.
 

I know how to use wikipedia thank you.

I also have several books that go ver much of what was said.

I would also note that Wikipedia is wrong.

"The Arsenal VG-33 was one of a series of fast French light fighter aircraft under development at the start of World War II"

"Gross weight: 2,655 kg (5,853 lb) "

Spitfire I with armor and bullet proof windscreen and Rotol prop weighed 6050lbs

Either the VG 33 was NOT a light fighter or the Spitfire and Bf 109 were.
 

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