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{{#vardefine:ship_name|Audacious}}
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This heavy aircraft carrier project, designed at the end of World War II, represented a further development of the ''[[Implacable]]'' class. Her large dimensions allowed her to overcome the major drawback of her predecessors—the relatively small number of airplanes she could carry onboard. The aircraft carriers initially laid down as the ''Audacious'' class were completed much later, in the 1950s, with a significantly modified design.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|c92eacf08b6e4389878ee4a1392a68b7}}


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HMS ''Audacious'' is a tier X Royal Navy aircraft carrier and the final researchable carrier of the Royal Navy tech tree. As such, its aircraft are the culmination of traits shared by her  predecessors, featuring high hp pools compared to other aircraft at the same tier and carrying armaments that focus more on doing damage over time via fire and flooding rather than direct alpha damage. Their high hp and decent speed make them among the most survivable aircraft at their tier when under AA fire, being fast enough to get in and out of AA range quickly to get a strike off while having enough hp to take minimal losses while under fire. However, they may have some difficulty in conducting quick follow-up strikes due to their wider than average turning radius. It should also be noted that ''Audacious'' has a rather small deck capacity of only 14 planes of each type on deck with long regeneration times for all of her squads, being second to only to ''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'' for the longest regeneration times for her carpet bombers and torpedo bombers. This low plane reserve and regeneration time can make it difficult to recover from heavy plane losses.
Captains that prefer to position their carriers more aggressively may want to consider purchasing the {{UU Audacious}} module which grants 15% better concealment, 50% reduction in time taken for the engine to reach full power, and 30% better rudder shift for the carrier itself for faster repositioning and also increases the boost time available to her air groups by 20% for faster squad cycling instead of the typical sixth upgrade slot options of increased plane hp or plane speed.


===Cons===
* Con 1
* Con 2


'''Westland Wyvern Attack Planes'''


''Audacious’s'' attack aircraft, like those of previous Royal Navy carriers, are a solid secondary source of damage with a decent fire chance. Each squad consists of 9 aircraft that attack in flights of 3, each launching 12 rockets for a staggering total of 36 rockets per drop. The high number of rockets per drop combined with a short machine gun delay makes them an excellent choice to use against enemy destroyers, with well-aimed rocket salvos being capable of taking a third or even more of their low hp pools in one drop. However, the high potential alpha strike it could have against more armored vessels is largely precluded by the low penetration of only 28mm, the lowest of any tier X carrier. As such, they shouldn’t be relied upon as a primary source of damage against these targets. Should they be used against larger vessels, however, captains should aim for the superstructure as even the commonly found 30mm midsection armor on cruisers is thick enough to cause the rockets to shatter. Ideally, they should be used to hunt destroyers and to quickly reignite fires on battleships that may have been put out after an attack from the carpet bombs.
==Ship Stats==
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 63400
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 34
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25-114
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 38-102
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 13
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 21
|}
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'''Westland Wyvern Bombers'''
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 32.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 1040
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.7
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Like other Royal Navy carriers, ''Audacious’s'' bomber squadrons consist of carpet bombers, releasing a large amount of bombs from high altitude that can potentially deal very high damage at the cost of having to lead more due to the long fall time of the bombs. Each squad consists of 9 aircraft that attack in flights of 3, each dropping 6 bombs for a total of 18 bombs per drop. The bombs themselves deal rather middling individual damage and the 41mm of penetration means that more heavily armored battleships and even some large cruisers can shatter the bombs on their decks. However, they have high fire chance for bombs of their size and combined with the amount of bombs in a single drop, it is not uncommon to light 2 or even 3 fires in a single well-aimed drop. They are best utilized against enemy battleships and cruisers, battleships in particular as their long damage control party cooldown and longer fire duration makes them particularly vulnerable to fires.  
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 14.32
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Secondary Battery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Automatic !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Manual control
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
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'''Westland Wyvern Torpedo Bombers'''
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Automatic !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Manual control
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | HE
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 113 mm HE 5crh
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 8x2 113mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 1700
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 746
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 19
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 8.0%
|}
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The torpedo bombers aboard ''Audacious'' are its most consistent form of damage against heavily armored targets. Each squad consists of 9 aircraft that attack in flights of 3, each dropping a single torpedo for a total of 3 torpedoes per drop. Key features of ''Audacious’s'' torpedoes include a converging spread like those found on her predecessors, a relatively short arming period, and the highest flooding chance of any aircraft-dropped torpedo at her tier (51%). When used in conjunction with the carpet bombers, the torpedoes can be reliably used to force an enemy vessel to use its damage control party before following up with a carpet bomb strike that will set fires that last their full duration. The high hp pool of her torpedo bombers when combined with the {{In-flight Repair}} consumable also makes them resistant to even some of the densest AA fire when the consumable is active. They should ideally be used against enemy battleships that her bombs may struggle to penetrate or against cruisers under pressure from your own team to force them to either take damage from your torpedoes or turn broadside to your team to evade them.




|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Highest plane durability of all researchable aircraft carriers
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* All plane types have a tight turn radius
* Rockets are dropped in large amounts per attack run, and cover a wide area
* Torpedoes aim quickly, have a short arming distance and a converging pattern
* Bombs have sufficient penetration and are dropped in large amounts at 18 per drop
* Both rockets and bombs are very good at igniting fires
* Short machine gun period for the rockets
* Thickly armored flight deck, resilient against long range fire, rockets and bombs
* Second best concealment among Tier X aircraft carriers
* {{UU Audacious}} makes ''Audacious''' the stealthiest and nimblest Tier X aircraft carrier (at the expense of plane survivability or speed)


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* All plane types are fairly slow, with attack aircraft being the slowest
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* Rockets have poor damage and penetration for Tier X standards, though they somewhat compensate with the number of rockets dropped with each attack run
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Bomb penetration is insufficient against some battleship and cruiser decks
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* Relies heavily on damage over time, predominantly fires
| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft HP || style="color:inherit;" | 2000
* Very underwhelming AA suite for a Tier X aircraft carrier
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Minimum range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 25.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of aircraft || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Depth charges in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 4900
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deployment || style="color:inherit;" | Automatic
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
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| style="color:inherit;" | 113 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 8 × 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | 40 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 8 × 6 + 2 × 2 + 9 × 1
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'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
Unlike most Tier X ships, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has upgrades to research.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
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| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 451.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 84 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 5.8
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* '''Attack Aircraft:''' Upgrade to Wyvern for higher plane speed and more health, as well as two more rockets per plane.
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
* '''Torpedo Bombers:''' Upgrade to Wyvern for higher plane speed and more health.
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* '''Bombers:''' Upgrade to Wyvern for higher plane speed and more health, as well as two more bombs per plane.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
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| style="color:inherit;" | 4 || style="color:inherit;" | 1470 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Aircraft</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ROCKET PLANES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;"  | STOCK || font-weight:bold;" | RESEARCHABLE
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 2190 || Upgraded | 2280
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Cruise speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 137 || Upgraded | 140
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 177  || Upgraded | 180
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1 || Upgraded | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 3 || Upgraded | 3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft per squadron || style="color:inherit;" | 9 || Upgraded | 9
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Plane regeneration time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 74.0 || Upgraded | 82.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ammo name || style="color:inherit;" | RP-3 60 lb No2 Mk.1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ammo type || style="color:inherit;" | HE ROCKET
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rockets in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 10 || Upgraded | 12
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage per rocket || style="color:inherit;" | 2350 || Upgraded | 2350
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Armor penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 28 || Upgraded | 28
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0 || Upgraded | 9.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0
|}
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''[[Eagle]]'' is researched off ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' at a cost of 1 XP.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | STOCK || font-weight:bold;" | RESEARCHABLE
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 2250 || Upgraded | 2340
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Cruise speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 136 || Upgraded | 142
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 142 || Upgraded | 177
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 9 || Upgraded | 9
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 3 || Upgraded | 3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 14 || Upgraded | 14
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 89.0 || Upgraded | 99.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0 || Upgraded | 10.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | Mark XVII
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedoes in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1 || Upgraded | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo damage || style="color:inherit;" | 5933 || Upgraded | 5933
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Flood chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 51.0 || Upgraded | 51.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 35 || Upgraded | 35
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming distance (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 470 || Upgraded | 493
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.4 || Upgraded | 2.4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|}
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DIVE BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | STOCK || font-weight:bold;" | RESEARCHABLE
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 2320 || Upgraded | 2420
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Cruise speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 134 || Upgraded | 142
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 169 || Upgraded | 177
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 9 || Upgraded | 9
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 3 || Upgraded | 3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 14 || Upgraded | 14
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 84.0 || Upgraded | 93.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0 || Upgraded | 10.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb name || style="color:inherit;" | 500 lb G.P. Bomb
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb type || style="color:inherit;" | HE BOMB
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 4 || Upgraded | 6
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb damage || style="color:inherit;" | 6400 || Upgraded | 6400
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Armor penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 41 || Upgraded | 41
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 36.0 || Upgraded | 36.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|}
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
* '''Slot 1''':  {{Air Groups Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 2''':  {{Aircraft Engines Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 3''':  {{Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 4''':  {{Torpedo Bombers Modification 2}}
* '''Slot 5''':  {{Flight Control Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 6''':  {{UU_Audacious}}


|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PBSA210_Audacious}}


{{Commander Skills 3 CV
<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
| rating11 =  <!-- Last Gasp -->
| rating12 = 3 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
| rating13 =  <!-- Engine Techie -->
| rating14 = 3 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
| rating16 =  <!-- Search and Destroy -->


| rating21 =  <!-- Torpedo Bomber -->
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
| rating22 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
| rating23 = 3 <!-- Improved Engines -->
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
| rating24 = <!-- Repair Specialist -->
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
| rating25 =  <!-- Secondary Armament Expert -->
| rating26 =  <!-- Patrol Group Leader -->
 
| rating31 =  <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition -->
| rating33 = 3 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
| rating34 = 3 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
| rating35 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
| rating36 =  <!-- Interceptor -->
 
| rating41 = 2 <!-- Bomber Flight Control -->
| rating42 = 2 <!-- Proximity Fuse -->
| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Expert -->
| rating44 = 3 <!-- Enhanced Aircraft Armor -->
| rating45 =  <!-- Hidden Menace -->
| rating46 =  <!-- Enhanced Reactions -->
}}
}}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
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'''Aircraft Carrier:'''
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
* '''Slot 2:''' {{CAP Fighter}} &ndash; 4 charges
'''Attack Aircraft:'''
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* '''Slot 2:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} &ndash; 3 charges
'''Torpedo Bombers:'''
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Engine Cooling}} &ndash; 2 charges
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} &ndash; 3 charges
* '''Slot 3:''' {{In-flight Repair}} &ndash; 3 charges
'''Bombers:'''
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Engine Cooling}} &ndash; 2 charges
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} &ndash; 3 charges
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===History===
HMS ''Eagle'' was an ''Audacious''-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, in service 1951–1972. With her sister ship ''Ark Royal'', she was one of the two largest Royal Navy aircraft carriers built. <br />
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She was laid down on 24 October 1942 at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast as one of four ships of the ''Audacious'' class. These were laid down during World War II as part of the British naval buildup during that conflict. Two were cancelled at the end of hostilities, and the remaining two were suspended. Originally designated ''Audacious'', she was renamed as ''Eagle'' (the fifteenth Royal Navy ship to receive this name), taking the name of the cancelled third ship of the class on 21 January 1946. She was finally launched by Princess Elizabeth on 19 March 1946.<br />
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Although ''Eagle'' was commissioned in October 1951 without an angled flight deck, one was added three years later. In 1952 she took part in the first large NATO naval exercise, Exercise Mainbrace.
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File:09 HMS Eagle Mediterranean Jan1970.jpg|HMS ''Eagle'' at flying stations in the Mediterranean, January 1970
File:HMS Eagle (1946).jpg|Whirlwinds fly off ''Eagle'' in the late 1950s, before her rebuild
File:HMS Eagle (R05) MOD 45139767.jpg|At Portsmouth’s South Railway Jetty after the 1964 rebuild, with remodeled island
File:03 HMS Eagle in Gibraltar Jan1970.jpg|HMS ''Eagle'' moored in Gibraltar in January 1970
File:Fairey Gannet AEW.jpg|A Fairey Gannet AEW of 849 Naval Air Squadron Fleet Air Arm overflying HMS ''Eagle'' in the early 1970s
File:Buccaneer Eagle 1971.jpg|Blackburn Buccaneer landing on ''Eagle'', c.1971
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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacious-class_aircraft_carrier ''Audacious''-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia]
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*Added for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.0.
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*<span class="plainlinks">[https://thedailybounce.net/world-of-warships/world-of-warships-supertest-hms-audacious/ October 18, 2018]</span>:
**Preliminary characteristics (cr. The Daily Bounce).
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*Update 0.8.0.1:
**The parameters of the approach of attack for the torpedo bombers were changed: the duration of the attack preparation was increased and the angles of the torpedo spread at optimal aiming were increased.
**The arming time and range of the aerial torpedoes were increased, and the speed was changed to 35 knots.
**Only one type of torpedo was made available: the Mark XII.
*Update 0.8.1:
**Made temporarily available for purchase in the Arsenal for crowns and florins during the Fly! Strike! Win! event.
*Update 0.8.1.1:
**The hitpoints of all stock aircraft were increased to be within 5% of the hitpoints of the researchable aircraft.
*Update 0.8.2:
**Made available in the tech tree as part of the British aircraft carrier line.
*Update 0.8.10:
**Experience earnings decreased by 10%.
**Experience earnings decreased by 15% after having suffered a defeat.
*Update 0.9.2:
**The minimum time between attacks for bomber squadrons was increased from 5 to 8.5 seconds.
*Update 0.9.6:
**The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 1040 m to correct prior discrepancy.
*Update 0.9.7:
**The rocket crosshair was made horizontal by rotating it 90 degrees.
**Research cost was increased from 330,000 to 355,000 experience.
*Update 0.9.8:
**Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
*Update 0.9.12:
**The number of rockets on the stock rocket planes was reduced from 12 to 10.
**The number of rockets on the researchable rocket planes was reduced from 14 to 12.
**Maximum bomb damage was increased from 6,000 to 6,400.
**The chance to set a fire with bombs was increased from 35% to 36%.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The speed of patrol fighters was increased to 266 knots.
*Update 0.11.1:
**Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
**Engine acceleration value changed: Time to reach full speed forwards increased from 30 to 60 s.
**Armor layout updated.
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Audacious — U.K. Tech Tree Tier X Aircraft Carrier.

After the naval treaty displacement limitations were lifted and heavier aircraft appeared, the Admiralty was prompted to build carriers with significantly larger dimensions than those of their predecessors. This is how the Audacious class appeared: The designers took the successful Implacable class and increased the displacement by 50%. The ship received a full-fledged double-level hangar of increased size and reinforced armor for the flight deck, whereas the hangar's armor protection remained the same.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

Aircraft


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Air Groups Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Aircraft Engines Modification 1
 Slot 3 
 Secondary Battery Modification 1
 Torpedo Bombers Modification 1
 Attack Aircraft Modification 1
 Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Attack Aircraft Modification 2
 Torpedo Bombers Modification 2
 Bombers Modification 1
 Airstrike Modification 1
 Slot 5 
 Flight Control Modification 1
 Concealment System Modification 1
 Squadron Consumables Modification 1
 Slot 6 
 Flight Control Modification 2
 Air Groups Modification 2
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2
 Forced Takeoff and Landing Equipment


Consumables


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