Ship:Hōshō

IV

1,000,000

Hōshō — Japan Tech Tree Tier IV Aircraft Carrier.

Japan started its first experiments with aircraft carriers with a continuous flight deck right after World War I. They decided to convert a navy tanker that had been laid down in 1919 into an aircraft carrier. Hōshō entered service in December 1922. She was initially used to test the capabilities of carrier-based aircraft, but she then took part in the Shanghai incident and also played a role in the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Later, she was transferred to the Combined Fleet and carried out reconnaissance and anti-submarine defense missions for the fleet's main forces.

This ship has aircraft equipped with AP bombs and HE rocket attack squadrons.

Pros

• High aircraft speed
• Heavy torpedo damage
• Quick aiming
• Long-range torpedoes
• High torpedo speed

Cons

• Small HP pool on all squadrons

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Hōshō (A)	Hōshō (B)
• Hit Points	31000	31800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	20
• Deck (mm)	13
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	13

MANEUVERABILITY	Hōshō (A)	Hōshō (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	25.0	25.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	11.1	7.9

CONCEALMENT	Hōshō (A)	Hōshō (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	8.56	8.56
• Detectability by air (km)	6.46	6.46
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.46	6.46

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	3.5	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	140 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	4x1 140mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0	15.0
• Maximum damage	2400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Penetration (mm)	23
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

AA Defense

Hōshō (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
13 mm	6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	42	95%	1.5

Hōshō (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
25 mm	6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	59.5	95%	2.5

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1150
• Cruise speed (kt)	108
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	6
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	44.0
• Ammo name	Type 3 No.6 Mk 27
• Ammo type	ROCKET
• Rockets in payload	2
• Damage per rocket	2200
• Preparation time (sec)	44.0

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1380
• Speed (kt)	97
• Squadron size	5
• Size of attacking flight	1
• Aircraft on deck	8
• Preparation time (sec)	10.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	Type 91 mod. 0
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	5800
• Flood chance (%)	30%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	40
• Arming distance (m)	100
• Torpedo range (km)	3.0
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	1360
• Speed (kt)	98
• Squadron size	6
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	9
• Preparation time (sec)	7.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	Type 99 No. 25 mod. 2
• Bomb type	AP
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	2500
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)

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