Ship:AL Hornet

VIII

13,000 doubloons

AL Hornet — U.S.A. Premium Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier.

An Eagle Union aircraft carrier, and the youngest sister of Yorktown and Enterprise. The voice of the bright and cheerful Hornet has destructive power. Her black and yellow costume is reminiscent of a wasp. From the Azur Lane game.

Pros

• Large number of aircraft in an attacking flight
• Bomber tactical squadron available

Cons

• Low number of attacking flights in a squadron
• Low aircraft speed
• No attack aircraft

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	50000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	28

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	102
• Deck (mm)	25
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	1060
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	12.3

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.79
• 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)	4.5	8.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk33
• Arrangement	8x1 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	22.2	16.7
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

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
127 mm	8 × 1
20 mm	30 × 1
28 mm	4 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	269.5	95%	2.4
Long-range	87.5	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1400	100%	3.5–5.8

Aircraft

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1710
• Speed (kt)	112
• Squadron size	8
• Size of attacking flight	4
• Aircraft on deck	16
• Preparation time (sec)	62.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	Torpedo Mk.7
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	4667
• Flood chance (%)	40%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	35
• Arming distance (m)	361
• Torpedo range (km)	3.0
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	1890
• Speed (kt)	122
• Squadron size	10
• Size of attacking flight	5
• Aircraft on deck	20
• Preparation time (sec)	62.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	AN-M60
• Bomb type	Armor-Piercing (AP) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	3600
• Squadrons	1

TACTICAL BOMBERS
• Hit points	4890
• Speed (kt)	105
• Squadron size	6
• Size of attacking flight	6
• Aircraft on deck	6
• Preparation time (sec)	180.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	AN-M64 Mod. 1
• Bomb type	High Explosive (HE) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	4
• Bomb damage	8000
• 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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