>>64272373
If we're going off of hypotheticals I'll try to keep as close to the original points as possible.
Denmark Strait: The weather for the initial battle was awful so its unlikely the aircraft would have launched, assuming you get the Japanese from that part of the war and not the suicidal ones from the end, though I am also assuming they get the same kind of training the airmen who hit Force Z got. Assuming Shokaku is staying a good distance away as a good carrier should, it will likely not play a part in Denmark Strait, though post-battle it may lead to the potential sinking of HMS Prince of Wales a few months earlier than expected I doubt it would have changed much for the Bismarck's fate.
As for the attack on Force Z, if you give the Japanese the same knowledge they had when launching the attack, AKA Churchill literally saying "Yeah these two are on their way" I would find it unlikely to change anything other than Shokaku taking the lion's share of the bombs. Pearl Harbor showed that Japanese Aviators wanted to hit big targets rather than important targets (Battleships and Carriers vs Dry-Docks and Shore Facilities) so at that point in the war I find it unlikely they wouldn't target a british carrier.
Also if Shokaku did kill Wales at Denmark it would likely lead to a reorganization of fleets like the loss of Force Z did, so who knows what would have gone down Malaysia.
>>64272506
Didn't actually know that an Illustrious that was meant to go with Force Z, neat! Though I will note for hypotheticals, while you can just say "Well logistics says no" its sometimes more fun to say "Screw what logistics for the time says CAN be done, what happens if we just give them all the shit they could need?"
