New player advice: Bogue Modules

[Bruinsmasher]

This may be as dumb as it sounds, but: As I have chosen the MK5 Mod 2 (1 set of Torpedo bombers and 2 sets of dive bombers) as my first upgrade, I assume there is no reason to waste research on the MK5 Mod3 or either of the fighter upgrades, correct?

[Cruxdei]

This may be as dumb as it sounds, but: As I have chosen the MK5 Mod 2 (1 set of Torpedo bombers and 2 sets of dive bombers) as my first upgrade, I assume there is no reason to waste research on the MK5 Mod3 or either of the fighter upgrades, correct?

 

the USN loadouts are super trash since dive bombers hardly do enough dmg so the torp bombers are more used but their loadouts focus on dealing with the enemy CV(air supremacy) and leaving the other ships to the rest of the team so  it's nothing funny,then oyu get the strike loadout 2 dive bombers(really?) and 1 torp bomber,bogue have a super bad aircraft storage so if you lose one,you can't recover it completely.

 

ppl say that USN CVs are not noob friendly,USN cvs are for masochist and ppl that want challenge with few rewards.

if i were you i would focus on IJN cv line,their fighters are a little weaker than usn fighters but if you manage to use them well,you can win,oh and you have more aircrafts to replace.

[DeadManxDan]

 

the USN loadouts are super trash since dive bombers hardly do enough dmg so the torp bombers are more used but their loadouts focus on dealing with the enemy CV(air supremacy) and leaving the other ships to the rest of the team so  it's nothing funny,then oyu get the strike loadout 2 dive bombers(really?) and 1 torp bomber,bogue have a super bad aircraft storage so if you lose one,you can't recover it completely.

 

ppl say that USN CVs are not noob friendly,USN cvs are for masochist and ppl that want challenge with few rewards.

if i were you i would focus on IJN cv line,their fighters are a little weaker than usn fighters but if you manage to use them well,you can win,oh and you have more aircrafts to replace.

 

This.  Additionally there are changes for CV's incoming.  Till then load up the zuiho module and laugh everytime the enemy CV is a bogue.

[Cruxdei]

 

 Additionally there are changes for CV's incoming.  

CV changes are like the arty change of wot,we will wait a LOOOONG time for it in the end.

[DeadManxDan]

CV changes are like the arty change of wot,we will wait a LOOOONG time for it in the end.

 

Was put in supertester hands recently. 

[cjwagn1]

 

I've played up to Essex and Shokaku so let me lend you some advice. USN carriers at tier 7 start to become a lot of fun while playing strike(still frustrating to play against a Saipan). The Bouge was something I had to get used to after a few battles, but once I started to get used to its setup it became a very fun grind. However, the Independence, compared to the Ryujo, lacks in almost every aspect. It carry's barley any reserve planes while having to face tier 8 AA most of the time.

 

I grinded both the USN and IJN carrier line at the same time, and most of the time the Ranger was the one I had the most fun in as long as you use strike. Lexington is even more fun with the ability to take half the health away from a BB with just the DB's.

 

Setups I ran while playing the USN CV's(all these setups come highly recommended to be a potent USN CV driver):

 

Bouge - Stock; this allowed me to do lots of damage with the single torpedo bomber and allowed me to cover my allies with a fighter squad.

 

Independence - Stock; All around better option, you start to see the Ryujo, in which even if you  did go Air Superiority load out, you're not going to be able to defend your team very well from her aircraft. Now you can defend your teammates while still doing loads of damage.

 

Ranger - Strike(hella fun); You start seeing lots of ships with great AA in which you no longer need the fighter, while helpful to your teammates, you are worth more while playing strike.

 

Lexington- Strike; This ship while playing strike is some of the most fun I've had with an aircraft carrier. The amount of firepower this thing holds is far superior to the Shokaku and is more influential to the battle. This is the crown jewel of the USN carrier line

Essex - Strike; Same reasons as Lexi

 

 

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Additionally there are changes for CV's incoming.  Till then load up the zuiho module and laugh everytime the enemy CV is a bogue.

 

If you say so; never really had any issues fighting Zuiho with Bogue, even before the Captain became Air Supremacy capable.

 

Bouge - Stock; this allowed me to do lots of damage with the single torpedo bomber and allowed me to cover my allies with a fighter squad.

 

Sometimes life is rough without a dive bomber squad or two to annoy pesky pursuing destroyers, but I've found stock Bogue can be quite the beast. Escort your Torpedo squad, then fight or strafe the enemy while your torpys attack; rinse and repeat. Easy enough to do several times since your hangar is divided by 2, instead of 3.

[DeadManxDan]

 

If you say so; never really had any issues fighting Zuiho with Bogue, even before the Captain became Air Supremacy capable.

 

 

Overall stats for the ships say otherwise. 

[BlazerSparta]

Bogue advice? 

 

Sell it and go down the IJN line.

 

CVs as a whole are poorly designed, but USN CV (in the current meta) are just objectively inferior.

[Destroyer_Zeka]

Bogue advice? 

 

Sell it and go down the IJN line.

 

CVs as a whole are poorly designed, but USN CV (in the current meta) are just objectively inferior.

 

That is correct^^

 

IJN CVs are, for all intents and purposes, the superior CV branch. Their squadrons are more then capable of doing good damage, and their fighters are somewhat capable of holding their own, despite their lack of quantity 

[Bruinsmasher]

Their squadrons are more then capable of doing good damage, and their fighters are somewhat capable of holding their own, despite their lack of quantity 

 

So fighters constantly slaughtering my planes (esp. F-vs-F when I had Langley) is not completely an issue of my inexperience...

 

Thanks everyone.