Ship:Saipan

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Saipan — U.S.A. Premium Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier.

In 1943, Admiral King demanded that two light aircraft carriers be built per year to compensate for anticipated losses. The first two ships were to enter service in December 1945. The new ships were to be based on the hull of the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser. Only two ships were built—no new ones were ordered due to the war ending. Initially, USS Saipan, which was deemed too small to accommodate jets, was utilized for naval cadet training, training maneuvers, and patrol and diplomatic missions.

Pros

• Rockets deal heavy damage and have high penetration
• Above average torpedo damage
• Above average bomb damage
• Aircraft are of Tier IX

Cons

• Aircraft have slow regeneration time
• Below average hanger and squadron size

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	47900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	16
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	920
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.87
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Automatic

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
40 mm	5 × 4 + 10 × 2
20 mm	15 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	196	95%	2.0
Mid-range	346.5	100%	3.5

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1660
• Cruise speed (kt)	176
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	6
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	123.0
• Ammo name	Tiny Tim
• Ammo type	HE
• Rockets in payload	3
• Damage per rocket	5400
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	2040
• Speed (kt)	131
• Squadron size	6
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	9
• Preparation time (sec)	150.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	Torpedo Mk13-2
• Torpedoes in payload	2
• Torpedo damage	6467
• Flood chance (%)	50%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	35
• Arming distance (m)	470
• Torpedo range (km)	3.5
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	2150
• Speed (kt)	131
• Squadron size	6
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	9
• Preparation time (sec)	6.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	AN-M66
• Bomb type	HE
• Bombs in payload	2
• Bomb damage	11200
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

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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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.2.1:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.2.1 (Alpha) as a researchable Tier VI aircraft carrier.
• Update 0.3.1:
  • The ship was removed from the game.
• Update 0.5.4:
  • Made available for testing in the game by supertesters in Update 0.5.4 as a Premium Tier VII aircraft carrier.
• Update 0.5.4.1:
  • A new Flight Control module was added, allowing use of Douglas AD-2 bombers in addition to Vought F4U-4 fighters.
  • One torpedo bomber squadron was removed from the ship's strike loadout.
  • First appeared for sale in April 2016.
• Update 0.5.8.1:
  • An issue that caused the "Research" button to appear for the ship was fixed.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • The description of the ship's features was fixed.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • The hull's armored model was improved.
  • Fighter ammunition was increased by 33%.
• Update 0.6.0:
  • The appearance of the ship was improved using a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.7:
  • Made available for purchase with Doubloons in the game client.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • The survivability of the 40 mm anti-aircraft guns was increased.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • The action time of the Damage Control Party consumable was increased from 5 to 30 seconds, while fire resistance coefficient was changed to 0.8.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus of -10% to the cost of the post battle repair service was added to the Type 10 permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.7.0:
  • Minor corrections to the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • Moved to Tier VIII.
  • The Fighter squadron was changed to an Attack squadron:
    • Attack Aircraft per squadron: 6; Attack Aircraft per attack group: 2; Amount of rockets per aircraft: 3.
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • Dive Bomber aircraft per squadron: 6; Dive Bomber aircraft per attack group: 2; Amount of bombs per aircraft: 2.
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • Torpedo Bomber aircraft per squadron: 6; Torpedo Bomber aircraft per attack group: 2; Amount of torpedoes per aircraft: 2.
• Update 0.8.4:
  • The height from which bombs are dropped was increased.
  • The aiming reticle for the bombs was changed to be narrower.
  • Bomb dispersion was changed. Now, fewer bombs fall near the center and more towards the outer edges of the reticle.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • Experience earnings when suffering a defeat were reduced by 10%.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • The minimum time between attacks for bomber squadrons was increased from 5 s to 9 s.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Tiny Tim aiming reticle was rotated 90 degrees to appear horizontally.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Minor corrections to the geometry and textures of the ship.
  • An error that resulted in VIII Saipan having 40mm Bofors Mk1 guns instead of 40mm Bofors Mk2 anti-aircraft guns was fixed. Continuous AA damage was increased by 4 units per second.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • The Attack Aircraft now gain altitude at the start of an attack run.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to the geometry and textures of the ship.