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{{#vardefine:ship_name|Malta}}
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|Anno=<!-- you can write below short description for the ship. It will replace the default one. -->
<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_uk.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Aircraft Carrier b-description-img_type__Aircraft Carrier-Special"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">X</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PBSA510_Malta.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">26,000 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; U.K. Special Tier&nbsp;X [[Ship:Aircraft Carrier|Aircraft Carrier]].</p><p>1942 sparked an idea to build an aircraft carrier whose size would be limited only by the dock dimensions. In late 1942, work on Project X1 commenced—a ship with a displacement of 56,800 tons. The main disputes arose around the hangar, as previous ships were built with an entirely closed hangar. However, the U.S. aircraft carriers' operating experience showed that it's necessary to warm up aircraft engines in the hangar to carry out a massive launch of the air group. The choice fell on a project with an open hangar and two aircraft lifts on the port side. All works were stopped with the end of World War II.</p><p> </p></div>
A large aircraft carrier project with an armored deck that was developed during the war years, drawing on the experience of military operations in the Pacific.


<br><br>''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on 13 October 2022, initially available for purchase in the Armory for 34,950 doubloons and in the Premium shop. She was later made available in the Armory for {{Coal}}&thinsp;268,000 Coal on 27 October 2022.
===Pros===
* Pro 1
* Pro 2


|Performance=
===Cons===
{{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
* Con 1
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Malta Performance Section


HMS Malta is a T10 British carrier that excels in dealing consistent damage to all classes (with some exceptions in each class and subs). She is equipped with the standard carrier loadout of attack, bomber, and torpedo aircraft that boast high survivability, decent speed, fast plane regen, and massive reserves allowing her to carry out strikes in dense AA. Malta’s hull is comparable to that of the HMS Audacious with some exceptions pertaining to a raised citadel roof and increased citadel side plating.  
==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;" | 66600
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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'''Attack Aircraft'''
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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;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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Malta’s attack aircraft carry high explosive rockets. One squadron contains 12 planes divided into 3 strikes that launch a total of 40 rockets per strike. Each rocket has decent alpha that, when coupled with a tight reticle and short aiming period, can be devastating to destroyers. With a high fire chance, these planes are also effective against battleships.  
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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;" | 33.6
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 1220
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 22.1
|}
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'''“Carpet” Bombers'''
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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;" | 15.19
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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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Malta’s carpet bombers carry armor-piercing bombs with low penetration capabilities. Each squadron contains 15 planes divided into 3 strikes that drop 20 bombs per strike. As with other HMS carriers, these bombers drop from a high altitude although the bombs drop much quicker and with a tighter dispersion. The low penetration allows these planes to devastate light cruisers and bulky destroyers while also dealing decent damage against battleships and heavy/large cruisers.
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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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'''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 Mk XVI
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 2x113mm
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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;" | 1600
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 746
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 19
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 7.0%
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Malta’s torpedo bombers have slow torpedo speed with decent alpha and high flood chance. Each squadron contains 12 planes with a strike consisting of 4 planes dropping a total of 4 torpedoes per strike. With high plane HP coupled with an in-flight repair consumable, these planes are able to strike into dense AA or strike multiple times against a single target.  
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 !! 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;" | PBGS091_4_5in_45_Mk5_twin_R
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 2x113mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 1600
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 746
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 19
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 7.0%
|}
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Fast aircraft preparation time
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* Large plane reserves and squadron sizes
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Solid alpha strike potential torpedoes and AP bombers
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* Ap bombs are very effective against light cruisers and bulky destroyers
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8
* High plane durability and speed so deals with anti air very well
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* The torpedo bomber reticle does not have a penalty for adjustments during the attack phase
| 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;" | 9 × 6
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
* Vulnerable hull due to weak secondaries, AA and hull armor.  
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* Rockets only pen 28mm
! 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)
* AP bombs can only citadel lightly armored targets
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* Torpedoes disperse out from drop
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 311.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
*
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| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 143.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 5.8
|}


|Research=
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has no module upgrades to research.
! 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)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 6 || style="color:inherit;" | 1540 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ROCKET PLANES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 2190
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Cruise speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 137
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Per squadron || style="color:inherit;" | 12
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Plane regeneration time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 64.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ammo name || style="color:inherit;" | PBPR112_MALTA_STOCK
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ammo type || style="color:inherit;" | ROCKET
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rockets in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 10
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage per rocket || style="color:inherit;" | 2350
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0
|}
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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;" | TORPEDO BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 2250
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 136
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 12
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 18
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PBPT112_MALTA_STOCK
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedoes in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo damage || style="color:inherit;" | 17500
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Flood chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.6%
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 35
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming distance (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 100
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.1
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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:
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DIVE BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 1''': {{Air Groups Modification 1}}
|-
* '''Slot 2''': {{Aircraft Engines Modification 1}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 2320
* '''Slot 3''': {{Torpedo Bombers Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 4''': {{Bombers Modification 2}} or {{Torpedo Bombers Modification 2}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 134
* '''Slot 5''': {{Flight Control Modification 1}} or {{Squadron Consumables Modification 1}}
|-
* '''Slot 6''': {{Flight Control Modification 2}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 15
 
|-
|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 23
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb name || style="color:inherit;" | PBPB112_MALTA_STOCK
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb type || style="color:inherit;" | BOMB
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb damage || style="color:inherit;" | 4300
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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{{Commander Skills 3 CV
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<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored. Zero might be used to remind other editors that the skill has no effect on this ship. -->  


| rating11 =  3 <!-- Last Gasp -->
| rating12 =  2 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
| rating13 =  <!-- Engine Techie -->
| rating14 =  1 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
| rating16 =  <!-- Search and Destroy -->


| rating21 =  3 <!-- Torpedo Bomber -->
<!-- Add the ship code here to populate the upgrade table -->
| rating22 =   <!-- Swift Fish -->
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PBSA510_Malta}}
| rating23 =  3 <!-- Improved Engines -->
| rating24 =  2 <!-- Repair Specialist -->
| rating25 =  <!-- Secondary Armament Expert -->
| rating26 =  1 <!-- Patrol Group Leader -->


| rating31 =  <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition -->
| rating33 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
| rating34 =  3 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
| rating35 =  3 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
| rating36 = 1 <!-- Interceptor -->


| rating41 =  1 <!-- Bomber Flight Control -->
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
| rating42 = 2 <!-- Proximity Fuse -->
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Expert -->
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
| rating44 =  3 <!-- Enhanced Aircraft Armor -->
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
| rating45 =  <!-- Hidden Menace -->
| rating46 =  1 <!-- Enhanced Reactions -->
}}
}}


<!-- Where to get the Commander skills matrix for the type of ship
https://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Category:Ship_Page_Inserts -->
|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' equips the following consumables:
'''Aircraft Carrier:'''
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
* '''Slot 2:''' {{CAP Fighter}} &ndash; 4 charges
'''Attack Aircraft:'''
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Engine Cooling}} &ndash; 2 charges
* '''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
|Camouflage={{Prem Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=10}}
|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->


{{Signal Flags
==Gallery==
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| Juliet Charlie          =  <!-- No Detonate -->
| India Yankee            = 3 <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| Hotel Yankee            = 1 <!-- ram someone -->
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo  = 1 <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| Victor Lima            =  3 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| India X-Ray            =  3 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +5% you detonate -->
 
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone  =  3 <!-- +15% flood, +5% you detonate -->
| Mike Yankee Soxisix    = 1 <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
| November Echo Setteseven= 3 <!-- +5% AA damage -->
| Sierra Mike            =  3 <!-- +5% speed -->
| November Foxtrot        = 2 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
| India Delta            =  3 <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
 
| X-Ray Papa Unaone      = <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
| Sierra Bravo            = <!-- +10% Hydro action time; -10% DFAA reload time -->
}}
 
|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>


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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', Planned</h2>
===Specifications===
:47,640 tons displacement, standard
:273.4m length
:259.1m beam
:35.2m draft (mean)
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====Machinery====
:8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
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====Performance====
:33.25 knots at 200,000 shaft horsepower
:7,100 nm range at 20 knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt: 102mm
:Decks: 102mm main, ?mm upper deck
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:8 (4x2) 113mm QF 4.5-inch DP rifles
=====Anti-Aircraft=====
:55 (8x6, 7x1) 40mm guns
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====Aircraft====
:90 aircraft
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HMS ''Malta'' was intended to be the first ship of her class of large aircraft carriers. Four ships were ordered in 1943, but changing priorities and wartime experience meant repeated changes to the design. All four ships were cancelled after World War II before they were laid down.
 
<h4>Background</h4>
In July 1942, the Royal Navy established a Future Building Commission to consider the fleet's requirements for the remainder of the war. The increasing size of new aircraft and the desire for a larger air group meant that a larger ship was necessary. In October 1943, a closed-hangar design with an armored flight deck was chosen. By April 1944, the design was almost ready for approval, but American experience in the Pacific showed the importance of launching large, coordinated strikes. This needed aircraft to be warmed up in the hangars, which was not possible with the Royal Navy’s current armored carrier designs.
A new design was sought, resulting in an ‘open’ single hangar ship without flight deck armor. The armor was on the main deck, below the hangar deck, to protect the citadel. This led to ‘Design X’, which was felt to be too large to dock at several existing bases. Further redesigns resulted in Design ‘X1’ which was 50 feet shorter, and Design ‘Y’ which was 150 feet shorter. In April 1945, Design X1 was picked for further development.
 
The flight deck was a superstructure, US-style, and the hangar deck and sides below it were armored along the length of the citadel. The island was a split structure to allow the flight-deck expansion joint to move. Unlike previous British carrier designs, efforts were made to prevent the heavy anti-aircraft guns intruding on the flight deck area. The flight deck had four elevators, with two deck-edge elevators allowing aircraft to be rapidly spotted for launch. The carriers were expected to carry more than 90 aircraft, and were intended to have catapults that could launch a 30,000 lb aircraft. They would be fitted with arrestor gear that could safely land aircraft weighing up to 20,000 lbs.
 
The developed designs came up for approval in late August 1945 – just a fortnight after the end of the war with Japan – at which point the Board postponed further decisions. Although the ships had been ordered in 1943, work had never started, and in April 1944 Vickers had been instructed to not order any more material for their carrier, HMS ''Gibraltar''. Although the Admiralty wanted a large carrier fleet in the post-war Royal Navy, Britain could not afford to build the new ships; indeed, many ships which were under construction at the end of the war had their construction paused or stretched out in order to reduce budget demands. Orders for the four ''Malta''-class ships were cancelled by the end of 1945 with no work done.
 
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Malta — U.K. Special Tier X Aircraft Carrier.

1942 sparked an idea to build an aircraft carrier whose size would be limited only by the dock dimensions. In late 1942, work on Project X1 commenced—a ship with a displacement of 56,800 tons. The main disputes arose around the hangar, as previous ships were built with an entirely closed hangar. However, the U.S. aircraft carriers' operating experience showed that it's necessary to warm up aircraft engines in the hangar to carry out a massive launch of the air group. The choice fell on a project with an open hangar and two aircraft lifts on the port side. All works were stopped with the end of World War II.

Pros

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Cons

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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


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