Fighter balance...

[madgiecool]

All the way from the Langley to the Midway, the upgrade of the previous ship is the stock on the current tier.  

 

For Example (number listed is Dps for the fighter)

 

USN Tier 4

Basic (B): 30

Upgrade (U): 30

Tier 5

B: 30

U: 30

Tier 6

B: 30

U: 36

Tier 7

B: 36

U: 84

Tier 8

B: 84 

U: 126

Tier 9

B: 126

U: 120

Tier 10

120

 

The exception is in the IJN line.  Please see below:

 

IJN Tier 4

B: 30

U: 30

Tier 5

B: 30

U: 30

Tier 6

B: 30

U: 30

Tier 7

B: 30

U: 90

Tier 8

B: 90

U: 96

Tier 9

B: 162

U: 148

Tier 10

148

 

yip, basic fighters from the Taiho have the best DPS.

The best USN fighters (for DPS) are the upgraded Lex or basic Ess.

 

To keep the pattern consistent shouldn't the basic Taiho be 96 dps?  Or should the upgraded Shokaku be 162 dps?

 

Ether way IMHO by looking at the stats, basic fighters on Taiho with dogfighting, slowish fighters at 153 knots, with the highest dps.  

 

Might be fun. 

[_BloodHawk_]

They are supposedly rebalancing fighters and CVs in the next patch.