Ship:Midway

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Midway — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier X Aircraft Carrier.

Taking into consideration the lessons learned from the Pacific battles in 1942, the U.S. Navy started designing an aircraft carrier with a reinforced hangar and flight deck. The new aircraft carrier design aimed to offer protection against 203 mm shells and 610 mm torpedoes. USS Midway was commissioned eight days after the end of World War II. Midway held the status of being the largest ship in the world until 1955. In 2004, she found her final home in San Diego, where she was transformed into a museum ship.

Pros

• Above average survivability
• High penetration large caliber rockets available
• Above average bomb damage and penetration
• Above average AA defense

Cons

• Below average plane speed
• Below average torpedo aiming time

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	67600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	—
• Superstructure (mm)	—
• Extremities (mm)	—

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1230
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	23.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.38
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.0	9.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk41
• Arrangement	1x127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0	11.3
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	808
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Automatic

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	18 × 1
40 mm	10 × 4 + 11 × 2
20 mm	28 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	325.5	95%	2.0
Mid-range	451.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	224	100%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
9	2760	100%	3.5–6.0

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1530
• Cruise speed (kt)	173
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	9
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	74.0
• Ammo name	PAPR110_Midway_stock
• Ammo type	ROCKET
• Rockets in payload	10
• Damage per rocket	2000
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1960
• Speed (kt)	128
• Squadron size	8
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	12
• Preparation time (sec)	10.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	PAPT110_Midway_stock
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	12800
• Flood chance (%)	0.4%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	35
• Arming distance (m)	100
• Torpedo range (km)	0.1
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	2060
• Speed (kt)	128
• Squadron size	9
• Size of attacking flight	3
• Aircraft on deck	14
• Preparation time (sec)	6.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	PAPB110_Midway_stock
• Bomb type	BOMB
• Bombs in payload	2
• Bomb damage	11200
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

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 0.4.0:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.4.0 (Beta).
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings increased by 4%.
  • Rudder shift increased by 3.49 s.
• Update 0.5.3:
  • Bomber damage was increased by 30%.
  • One squadron of Dive Bombers replaced a squadron of Torpedo Bombers in the strike setup.
  • Bombers were changed:
    • Curtiss SB2C changed to Douglas BTD-1.
    • Douglas XSB2D changed to Kaiser Fleetwings XBTK.
  • Fighters were changed:
    • F8F Bearcat changed to Vought F4U.
    • McDonnell F2H changed to F8F Bearcat.
  • Torpedo bombers were changed:
    • Douglas AD-1 changed to Douglas BTD-1.
    • A2D Skyshark changed to Douglas XSB2D.
• Update 0.5.4.1:
  • Chance to cause a fire was decreased by 18% for Dive Bombers.
• Update 0.5.5:
  • The Defensive AA Fire consumable was added.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • The hull's armored model was improved.
  • Fighter ammunition was increased by 33%.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • The appearance of the ship was improved using a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.8:
  • The plating of the ship's extremities were decreased from 21 to 19 mm.
• 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.
  • The Flight Control modules Mk10 mod. 2 and Mk10 mod. 3 were removed. The module Mk10 mod. 1, comprising two squadrons each of fighters, torpedo bombers, and dive bombers, was mounted automatically.
  • The option to research and purchase the Douglas BTD-1 and Douglas XSB2D Torpedo Bomber modules was removed. The Grumman TBM-3 module was added and mounted in their place.
  • The option to research and mount the Kaiser XBTK-1 Dive Bomber with armor-piercing bombs was added.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • Vought F4U-4 (Tier IX) replaced by the Vought F4U-1 (Tier VIII).
  • Grumman F8F (Tier X) replaced by Vought F4U-4 (Tier IX).
• Update 0.7.4:
  • The size of the aircraft's hangar was reduced from 136 to 116 aircraft.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • "Reinforced Armor Protection for Attack Air Groups" unique upgrade added (6th slot):
    • +30% to attack aircraft HP.
    • -5% to aircraft cruise speed.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • The Fighter squadron was changed to an Attack squadron:
    • Attack Aircraft per squadron: 12; Attack Aircraft per attack group: 3; Amount of rockets per aircraft: 10 (HVAR), 3 (Tiny Tim).
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • Dive Bomber aircraft per squadron: 12; Dive Bomber aircraft per attack group: 3; Amount of bombs per aircraft: 2.
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • Torpedo Bomber aircraft per squadron: 9; Torpedo Bomber aircraft per attack group: 3; Amount of torpedoes per aircraft: 2.
• Update 0.8.0.1:
  • The Attack Aircraft were modified:
    • The number of aircraft in a squadron was changed to 9.
    • The number of aircraft in an attacking flight was changed to 3.
• Update 0.8.0.3:
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • Maximum torpedo damage decreased from 5,367 to 4,233.
    • The chance of flooding was reduced.
• 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 0.8.4:
  • 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.
  • The horn sound was fixed.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • Experience earnings reduced by 5%. Experience earnings when suffering a defeat reduced by 15%.
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • Maximum torpedo damage increased from 4,233 to 5,067.
    • Chance of flooding increased from 33% to 42%.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • The name of the torpedoes was changed.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Fixed an issue affecting camera movement when switching the view to the secondary battery guns.
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • The minimum time between attacks for bomber squadrons was increased from 5 s to 9 s.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The Attack Aircraft modules were made sequentially researchable, with HVARs first and Tiny Tims following.
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 1,230 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Tiny Tim aiming reticle was rotated 90 degrees to appear horizontally.
  • Research cost was increased from 330,000 to 355,000 experience.
  • "Modified External Hardpoints" unique upgrade added for purchase in the Research Bureau for 19,200 Research Points (6th slot) with new stats:
    • +10% bomber cruising speed.
    • +5.5% bomber minimum speed.
    • -4.5% bomber maximum speed.
    • +10+ HE bomb damage.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The speed of patrol fighters was increased to 266 knots.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • The F8F Bearcat Attack Aircraft with Tiny Tims now gain altitude at the start of an attack run.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Engine acceleration value changed: Time to reach full speed forwards increased from 30 to 60 s.
• Update 0.11.2:
  • Fixed visual effects (no details).
• Update 12.0:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.1:
  • Changes to the "Modified External Hardpoints" unique upgrade:
    • Bonus to bomber cruising speed reduced from +10 to +5%.
• Update 12.2:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 13.6:
  • Fixed an issue with the display of incorrect battle results for the ship's bombers.