Talk:List of light aircraft carriers by upgraded maximum stats/@comment-7401186-20150216164411/@comment-219.78.108.216-20150304180031

I guess it's because light carriers were frequently used as escorts, and would be tasked with deploying it's planes on patrols to cover it's task force. These patrols would end up catching enemy subs while they were on the surface, and be able to attack them before they could dive.