Which tier would the Yorktown class carriers be in the tech tree?

[The_Big_Red_1]

as the topic says which tier would the Yorktown class carriers be in if they were implemented (and please ffs WG dont make this bada$$ carrier class premium). from the way i see it could go like this because there is still room for expansion/improvements for carriers in the USN tech tree:

T3: Langley

T4: Bogue

T5: Independence

T6: Ranger

T7: Lexington

T8: Yorktown

T9: Essex

T10: Midway

what do you guys think?

[FallenZulu]

I can see it in Tier 8. But it can also be a tier 9 because the U.S.S Enterprise got several major refits through out the war so it really depends.

[Captain_Dorja]

Tier 8. Long rumored as tier 8.

[Carrier_Taiyo]

I have often heard it described in documentaries as "The same fighting power as the Lexington class carriers, but with a smaller size."

 

I can easily picture them being tier 8.

[OseanTanker]

Tier 8. The Yorktown's were essentially Lexington's (not the same design though) that had been purpose built to be aircraft carriers. Greater plane capacity in a smaller ship.

[Mesrith]

The Lexingtons, Yorktowns, and Essexes are all pretty similar in combat power and you could argue for any of tier 7-9.  I'd wager on tier 8 so that they can sell Enterprise as a premium.

[ValkyrWarframe]

Tier Ate

[ZombieFlanders]

T8. the logical progression in yorktown to essex, and as mentioned then they can sell the enterprise as a premium if they want.

[The_Big_Red_1]

The Lexingtons, Yorktowns, and Essexes are all pretty similar in combat power and you could argue for any of tier 7-9.  I'd wager on tier 8 so that they can sell Enterprise as a premium.

 

actually a yuuuge difference in terms of the amount of aircraft they carried:

Lexingtons: 78 aircraft

Yorktowns: 90 aircraft

Essexes: 90-100 aircraft (Lexington CV-16 could carry 110 aircraft)

[The_Big_Red_1]

I have often heard it described in documentaries as "The same fighting power as the Lexington class carriers, but with a smaller size."

 

I can easily picture them being tier 8.

 

those 2 carriers classes carried different amounts of aircraft and that makes a BIG difference in combat

for instance lexingtons carried only 78 aircraft while yorktowns carried 90 thats a BIG leap if u ask me

[Aetreus]

 

actually a yuuuge difference in terms of the amount of aircraft they carried:

Lexingtons: 78 aircraft

Yorktowns: 90 aircraft

Essexes: 90-100 aircraft (Lexington CV-16 could carry 110 aircraft)

The Lexingtons were notionally rated for 78, but this was prewar. War service maximum carried by Saratoga was 90 aircraft, comprising 36 SB2C-1, 36 F6F-3, and 18 TBF-1C.

[The_Big_Red_1]

The Lexingtons were notionally rated for 78, but this was prewar. War service maximum carried by Saratoga was 90 aircraft, comprising 36 SB2C-1, 36 F6F-3, and 18 TBF-1C.

 

hmmmm i wonder how much maximum aircraft the enterprise could carry since yorktowns prewar were rated to carry only 90 aircraft. one documentary i watched, battlefield: the battle of midway claimed that yorktowns could carry up to 100 aircraft

[Mesrith]

 

actually a yuuuge difference in terms of the amount of aircraft they carried:

Lexingtons: 78 aircraft

Yorktowns: 90 aircraft

Essexes: 90-100 aircraft (Lexington CV-16 could carry 110 aircraft)

 

You can't just glance at Wikipedia's summary and get an accurate idea of the modifications and wartime changes these ships all went through.

[The_Big_Red_1]

 

You can't just glance at Wikipedia's summary and get an accurate idea of the modifications and wartime changes these ships all went through.

 

true dat pity that wikipedia didnt give out the final numbers of the all the wartime modifications the carriers underwent but at least it gives you an initial rough idea...

[The_Big_Red_1]

The Lexingtons were notionally rated for 78, but this was prewar. War service maximum carried by Saratoga was 90 aircraft, comprising 36 SB2C-1, 36 F6F-3, and 18 TBF-1C.

 

i just checked a pdf i still clung onto given by a good "associate" of mine of how much the aircraft saratoga carried and dam u were right on the money also i browsed this website http://www.cv6.org/ship/big_e.htm to see the maximum aircraft yorktowns could carry and it was 96 maximum but typically it was around 80-90 aircraft.

 

[Captain_Dorja]

Of those planes on Saratoga and on the Yorktowns, I wonder how many were active in the CAG and how many were spares?

[dabigD_1055]

I would say the Yorktown Class would be Tier 8.  They were built after the Lexingtons and better ships all things considered.  Its a shame they are not in the line up.  They could have did away with the midway cv's because they never came out until after the war ended.

[HBZK100]

The Yorktown is going to be added in the seccond Aircraft Carrier tech tree on the USN lineup.

 

I'm assuming it's going to be tier 8, since this is the Yorktown were talking about, not the Enterprise.

[The_Big_Red_1]

The Yorktown is going to be added in the seccond Aircraft Carrier tech tree on the USN lineup.

 

I'm assuming it's going to be tier 8, since this is the Yorktown were talking about, not the Enterprise.

 

techically enterprise cv-6 is part of the yorktown class but i would be happy if in-game the yorktown class carriers have access to the hull/refit upgrades the enterprise underwent during 1943 as well as having access to the improved aircraft beginning from 1943 (eg. f6f)

[Big_Dirk_Energy]

The Yorktown class carriers truly belong at tier 8. They were preceded by the Ranger class, while succeeded by the Essex class.

 

RE the OP, the only problem with your tier analysis is that CVs would not be balanced at tier 3. This would be my thoughts for the CV tree:

 

T4: Langley

T5: Bogue

T6: Independence

T7: Lexington

T7 premium: Ranger (The USS Ranger was the only ship of her class ever to be built)

T8: Yorktown

T9: Essex

T10: Midway

[hiroshi_tea]

Is there even a yorktown model yet?  Dev's in their development diaries say that they spend months to a year on model design.

 

I also remember the devs saying that they'd rather flesh out the tech trees for the other nations before adding a class that most people don't play.  We're probably looking at a full year before we see any new CVs for the current nations

I cannot source this however, so take it as you want.

[HBZK100]

 

techically enterprise cv-6 is part of the yorktown class but i would be happy if in-game the yorktown class carriers have access to the hull/refit upgrades the enterprise underwent during 1943 as well as having access to the improved aircraft beginning from 1943 (eg. f6f)

 

True, I should of been more clear.  I meant the refitted USS Enterprise when she received her new designation as (CVN-6).  Then the Yorktown would be a stock enterprise basically.

[The_Big_Red_1]

 

True, I should of been more clear.  I meant the refitted USS Enterprise when she received her new designation as (CVN-6).  Then the Yorktown would be a stock enterprise basically.

 

as long as they are both in the game as a regular and as a premium ship thats fine by me

[Frenotx]

Man I'd love if the Lexington got bumped down to T7. Really like that carrier, but really don't like the matches you get put into with a t8 ship. T7 is way more fun, imo.

[hiroshi_tea]

Tier 4-7 is the fun zone and I plan on hanging around there for awhile (at the risk if getting called a seal clubber)

Funny how it was like this in world of tanks as well