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=== Did World War II aircraft carriers have catapults? === | === Did World War II aircraft carriers have catapults? === | ||
All American non-escort class aircraft carriers had at least one aircraft catapult. However, catapults were not as widely used as they are today. Furthermore, some of the catapults were in unusual locations – such as those in the hangar deck that fired perpendicular to the centerline of the ship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogoway |first1=Tyler |title=The Crazy Aircraft Carrier Hangar Catapults of World War II |url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11821/the-crazy-aircraft-carrier-hangar-catapults-of-world-war-ii |website=The Drive |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=27 June 2017}}</ref> | All American non-escort class aircraft carriers had at least one aircraft catapult.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Reynolds |first1=Clark G. |title=The Fast Carriers: The Forging of an Air Navy |date=1968 |publisher=McGraw–Hill Book Company |location=New York |page=404}}</ref>{{efn|USS Ranger and USS Wasp are not listed, but also had catapults.}} However, catapults were not as widely used as they are today. Furthermore, some of the catapults were in unusual locations – such as those in the hangar deck that fired perpendicular to the centerline of the ship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogoway |first1=Tyler |title=The Crazy Aircraft Carrier Hangar Catapults of World War II |url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11821/the-crazy-aircraft-carrier-hangar-catapults-of-world-war-ii |website=The Drive |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=27 June 2017}}</ref> | ||
=== What happened to spent bullet casings and belt links? === | === What happened to spent bullet casings and belt links? === | ||