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So it turns out I've had Kearsarge's IRL design lying around for a while now...
black_hull4 posted a topic in American Aircraft Carriers
...but I didn't actually know it until Flambass's stream today. You know how people keep saying that our Kearsarge is fake? Nope. All we've been able to see of the Kearsarge is that default forward starboard elevation. So when Flambass gave us a beam view, I did a double take. 4 screws? check 3 rudders? check 4 triple 406mm guns? check canted starboard funnel? check raised bow? check seaplane equipment at the stern? check Let me tell you a little about this blueprint's history. In the interwar years, aircraft carriers were becoming a must-have for every major navy. They had been used successfully by the Royal Navy in raids on Deutschland, Turkey, and Russia; and by the developing Kido Butai in the Battle of Tsingtao. Aircraft were recognized to have scouting & striking potential, though it was still believed the battleship was the decisive weapon. It was also believed that fleet carriers would have to defend themselves when a fleet engagement was fought, leading to designs like the Svenskan Gotland & American Lexington. So one design intended to act as both a surface warship and as a carrier was drawn up by Gibbs & Cox for the US Navy. It was seriously considered, but ultimately rejected. Gibbs & Cox then turned to the CCCP, who were asking for modern blueprints for a fast battleship. Americans building capital ships for the Russians was nothing new. A previous BB named Retvisan had been built in Pennsylvania, and we have the prime example of Varyag as a premium ship. This Gibbs & Cox design intrigued the Red Fleet, and a design study took place: Project 1058. Two main variants were drawn up utilizing existing Soviet weaponry & sensors. The design of a new 16" shell was also drawn up. Existing Soviet aircraft were inspected to find which could be fitted with stronger landing gear, tailhooks, floats, and catapult equipment. The new ship was given the name "Pobeda." However, Project 1058 was deemed too costly & excessive. It was discarded in favor of another fast battleship design, which we have in-game as the Sovetsky Soyuz. Now, Gibbs & Cox finally have their success as the powerful USS Kearsarge makes its way into World of Warships! ♦ -
USS Kitty Hawk entered service in April 29, 1961. USS Kitty Hawk(CV-63) retired in 2007 after the USS George Washington (CVN-73) took her place in Japan. She was supposed to be retired in 2008 but the Washington had a fire on the way so she had another year of active service. Here are some facts about the carrier: -Near the end of her life, her escalators stop working so it servers as a long stair case. Those pilot's legs will never skip leg day. -John F. Kennedy spent a night in the ship. -The ship has four elevators but the first one is rogue to accommodate the enlarge jet blast deflectors that were required for the F-14 - Kitty Hawk was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for exceptionally meritorious service from 26 November 1965 to 14 May 1966 -Kitty Hawk was a cameo in the movie, The Finial Countdown. -On March 21, 1984, Kitty Hawk collides into a Soviet Sub. -Best known nickname is the [edited] Kitty due to old pipes, frequent break downs, many paint coats, hard to clean, and expensive to run as sailors described her during Operation Enduring freedom -20 deployments -Race riot in 1972 -She is the seco....third longest serving ship after USS Blue Ridge(LLC-19) CV-63's specifications: 5,624 officers and enlisted | 61,351 tones | Length: 1,068.9 feet (325.80 meters) | Beam: 284 feet (86.56 meters) | Flank Speed: 33 Knots
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With the new update they made US carriers the top of the food chain again, starting at ranger I believe, you gain access to a 1/1/2 rather than a 1/1/1 that was standard for everything. But you can’t swap in for a 2/0/1 anymore, as the drawback of this new update. But it will get better. At Lexington(Tier 8) you may upgrade your DIVE bombers to equip AP bombs that can deal massive damage. These bombs were on the enterprise(Tier 8 premium carrier). At tier 9 (Essex), you have a 2/1/2, which is powerfull. Drawback, and it’s a big one, the fighters for the Essex only are stock tier 8’s and you cannot get tier 9 fighters. One thing is that the torpedo bombers past Lexington STAY at tier 8, with no upgrades to 9 or 10. But of course at Essex you can still get those AP bombs with tier 9 DB. Midway is probably the most beneficial from this update as it has a 2/2/2. With stock T9 fighters that can be upgraded to T10. Course you only have tier 8 torpedo bombers, but torpedo damage does not increase with tier. And you still get those awesome tier 10 AP dive bombers. In my opinion. Go USN as the AP bombs wreck havoc against most battleships and some cruisers, and the bombs have a INSANLY SMALL targeting reticule, that can be smaller than the superstructures on most battle ships. But you only get them at tier 8 and up. Moving on. IJN, where to start. Easy way to say how the play is swarm the skies. These carriers have a really good amount of squadrons. But that comes at a cost. When IJN fighters take a squadron of USN fighters, the USN’s are going to win, as the squadron capacity for all USN carriers is 6, beating the IJN’s 4. Plus the USN planes ( all types ) do more damage and more health. But since IJN has a 2 fighter load out that puts it a 6v8. I can’t say much more because I only really made it up to Lexington and never played a IJN carrier before. But the grind to the tier 8 Lexington is worth it because when you go into the first battle with your AP bombers bought ( point, you get stock HE so then you can upgrade them to the tier above with HE OR AP ) you can deal a CRAZY amount of damage on a battleship draining almost 7/8 of its health for certain types and if you get a good hit.
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