JapanEliteCommonGlobalHōshō
WoWS World of Warships Japan Aircraft Carrier · Tier IV
- Secondaries
- 140 mm HE Type0
- Range 3.5 km
Specifications
Hōshō Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.
Survivability
Secondary Battery
AA Defense
Maneuverability
Concealment
Aircraft
Dive Bomber
Fighter
Torpedo BomberConsumables
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.
Hōshō Change History
Torpedo bomber squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time71 → 64 s
Dive bomber squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time55 → 50 s
Attack aircraft squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time44 → 40 s
Carrier balance changes : : : : : : : : : /: : / B: / B: //
- Nerffire duration5 → 45 s
- Bufffire damage per second1 → 0.3 %
Carrier balance changes : : : : : : : : : /: : / B: / B: // · Damage Control Party updated
- Nerfduration60 → 30 s
- Buffcooldown90 → 70 s
Armor Model
Overview
Japan started its first experiments with aircraft carriers with a continuous flight deck right after World War I. They decided to convert a navy tanker that had been laid down in 1919 into an aircraft carrier. Hōshō entered service in December 1922. She was initially used to test the capabilities of carrier-based aircraft, but she then took part in the Shanghai incident and also played a role in the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Later, she was transferred to the Combined Fleet and carried out reconnaissance and anti-submarine defense missions for the fleet's main forces.
Modules
Hōshō (A)
Hull
Hōshō (B)
Hull
Propulsion: 30,000 hp
Engine
A4N
Fighter
B4Y Jean
Torpedo Bomber
D1A Susie
Dive Bomber
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Air Groups Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Slot 2
Aircraft Engines Modification 1
