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WoWS World of Warships Japan Aircraft Carrier · Tier VIII
- Secondaries
- 127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount
- Range 6.6 km
Specifications
Survivability
Secondary Battery
AA Defense
Maneuverability
Concealment
Aircraft
Dive Bomber (A)
Fighter (A)
Torpedo Bomber (A)Consumables
Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy submarine-launched torpedoes from homing.
Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Invulnerable against hostile fighters, do not attack them, and cannot spot enemy ships.
Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.
Armor Model
Overview
The Shōkaku-class aircraft carriers in terms of architecture and construction almost exactly repeated the Hiryū type, however they had improved seakeeping qualities and protection, enhanced anti-aircraft armament, and an increased air group. At the time of their construction, these ships were considered the largest and most powerful purpose-built aircraft carriers in the world. Shōkaku was built in Yokosuka. The aircraft carrier participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, bombing American airbases. In 1942, the ship took part in the invasion of Rabaul and the raid into the Indian Ocean, where it sank the British aircraft carrier Hermes. The carrier fought in the battles of the Coral Sea and off the Eastern Solomon Islands. In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Shōkaku sustained heavy damage from aircraft of the American carrier Hornet, but also inflicted serious damage on the enemy. During the Battle of the Philippine Sea, on June 19, 1944, the carrier was torpedoed by the submarine USS Cavalla, which caused aviation fuel vapors to ignite and led to the ship's loss.
Modules
Upgrades
Slot 1
Flight Control Modification 1
Weapon Survivability System
Air Groups Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Slot 2
Aircraft Engines Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 1
Slot 3
Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1
Attack Aircraft Modification 1
Torpedo Bombers Modification 1
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Slot 4
Bomb Stabilizer
Bombers Modification 2
Torpedo Bombers Modification 2
Attack Aircraft Modification 2
Damage Control System Modification 2
Slot 5
Squadron Consumables Modification 1
Concealment System Modification 1
