Hosho

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Hōshō

Letadlová loď | Japonsko | Tier IV

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General

Research price11000 exp

Purchase price1 000 000

Hit Points31 000

Secondary Armament #1

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type na samostatném palebném stanovišti4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

HE Shell140 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2 400

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

AA Defense

13 mm/76 Type 93 na dvouhlavňovém palebném stanovišti6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second12

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed25 knot

Turning Circle Radius740 m.

Rudder Shift Time11.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range8.56 km.

Air Detectability Range6.46 km.

Battle Levels

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Hōshō

Letadlová loď | Japonsko | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price11000 exp

Purchase price1 000 000

Hit Points31 800

Secondary Armament #1

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type na samostatném palebném stanovišti4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

HE Shell140 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2 400

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

AA Defense

25 mm/60 Type 96 na dvouhlavňovém palebném stanovišti6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second16.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed25 knot

Turning Circle Radius740 m.

Rudder Shift Time7.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range8.56 km.

Air Detectability Range6.46 km.

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IV

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Hōshō — Japonska Tier IV Letadlová loď.

The first vessel in the world to be completed as a purpose-built aircraft carrier. This ship was moderately sized and could carry a small air group. For her size, she was armed with an impressive artillery setup and had decent speed and maneuverability.

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Moduly

	Body výdrže (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Hlavní věže (pcs.)	Sekundární dělové věže (pcs.)	Bodová obrana (pcs.)	Torpédomety (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Hōshō (A)	31 000	6	20		4	6				0	100 000
Hōshō (B)	31 800	6	20		4	6				3 000	250 000

	Rychlost (knot)	Průměrné poškození za sekundu (HP/min)	Výzbroj	Body výdrže (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
A4N	108	0	0	1 150		0	50 000

	Maximální poškození torpédem (HP)	Rychlost (knot)	Body výdrže (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
B4Y Jean	5 800	97	1 380		0	50 000

	Maximální poškození pumy (HP)	Rychlost (knot)	Body výdrže (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
D1A Susie	2 500	98	1 360		0	50 000

	Maximální rychlost (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Pohon: 30 000 hp	25		0	40 000

Vybavení

Slot 1
Slot 2

Názor hráče

Představení lodi

The first aircraft carrier players working up the Japanese tech tree gain access to, Hōshō provides players an introduction to IJN's carrier line. In general, players can expect Attack Aircraft with great accuracy but a relatively small payload, Dive bombers with high potential damage and relatively stealthy Torpedo Bombers.

As a carrier that loses too many aircraft will be unable to contribute to their team, players must learn to balance risk and reward when committing to an attack. Attack runs on targets that are either isolated or have weak AA defence is advised due to the relatively low risk involved. Players should also only call back their aircraft (f key by default) when they are safely outside AA bubbles in order to ensure they don't get shot down along the way.

Plusy:

• Hosho's attack aircraft are quite accurate due to their small targeting ellipse
• Dive-bombers have the potential to cause 18 thousand damage per wave, assuming all bombs in the flight hit the citadel of a ship
• Powerful propulsion, allowing it to keep up with the team.
• It's torpedo aircraft boast more potential damage (5400 vs 4233) and higher stealth (7.5 km vs 10 km) compared to its American counterpart Langley
• Slightly stealthier by sea than Langley.

Mínusy:

• Attack aircraft are only fire 6 rockets per attack run (each aircraft are armed with 2 rockets, and 3 planes participate in each run)
• Dive-bombers are only armed with AP-bombs, leaving them unable to start fires.
• AP-bombs are treated as AP shells on a regular ship, and can over-penetrate or ricochet.
• More visible by Air compared to Langley
• Un-armored. HE shells will cause significant damage.

Výzkum

The Hosho has only 1 upgrade, it's B hull, which provides it with better AA, manoeuvrability and a slight increase in health

1. Hosho (B) Hull

Doporučená konfigurace

Vylepšení

The recommended upgrades for Hōshō are as follows:

• Slot 1: Úprava leteckých skupin 1 ()
• Slot 2: Úprava systému řízení oprav 1 ()

Kapitánské body

Since Hōshō has only one four-plane squadron of fighters and no dive bombers, it's best to choose the following recommended skills. Players can opt to sacrifice Emergency Takeoff and Dogfighting Expert skills for Concealment Expert (which would reduce her detection to 7.1km when coupled with camouflage), but Hōshō already has sufficient stealth and speed to avoid detection by enemy ships. Therefore, Concealment Expert is not a highly recommended skill. Priority Target and Incoming Fire Alert are not really necessary because when a carrier is detected, the ship often becomes a priority target for many players. Evasive Maneuvers is not recommended because it only affects bombers that have dropped their payload and are returning to the carrier.

As of Update 0.6.3, this carrier can no longer use the manual attack function.

Doporučené přidělení kapitánských bodů
Cena (body)	Vytrvalostní		Útočné		Podpůrné		Všestranné
1	Prioritní cíl Ukazatel prostorové představivosti zobrazuje počet nepřátel, kteří na vás míří hlavní baterií.	Preventivní údržba -30% nebezpečí vyřazení modulu.	Expert nabíječ -50% doby nabíjení, pokud jde o změnu druhu munice.	Expert na údržbu letadel +5% HP letadel na LL. -10% trvání údržby letadel na LL. ★★★	Naváděcí centrum pro katapultovaná letadla +1 katapultovaný letoun. -20% rychlosti katapultovaného letadla	Expert v leteckém souboji +10% bojové výkonnosti stíhače za každou úroveň rozdílu. +10% munice stíhaček. ★	Varování před příchozí palbou Indikace dalekonosné palby.	Úhybný manévr -20% k odhalitelnosti útočných letounů vracejících se k letadlové lodi. +75% ke zdraví útočných letounů vracejících se k LL -30% k rychlosti útočných letounů vracejících se k LL ★★★
2	Nejvyšší pohotovost -10% doby nabíjení havarijního týmu. ★	Všeuměl -5% doby obnovy všech spotř. doplňků.	Expert na zaměřování +2.5 °/s k rychlosti otáčení věží s děly ráže do 139 mm. +0.7 °/s k rychlosti otáčení věží s děly ráže nad 139 mm.	Zrychlení torpéd +5 uzlů k rychlosti torpéda. -20% dosahu torpéda. ★★★	Expert na kouřovou clonu +20% k rozsahu dýmové clony.	Zkušený zadní střelec +10% k průměrnému poškození obranné výzbroje letounu se zadním střelcem. ★	Nával adrenalinu -0.2% doby nabíjení zbraní všeho druhu za každé 1% chybějícího celkového zdraví.	Do posledního Loď se může pohybovat a manévrovat, i když jsou pohon nebo kormidlo vyřazeny
3	Základy odolnosti -15% doby oprav, hašení požáru a odstranění zaplavení.	Odborník na přežití +350 HP za každou úroveň lodi.	Expert na torpédovou výzbroj -10% doby nabíjení torpédometů. -20% doby údržby torpédových bombardérů. ★★★	Nouzový vzlet +100% k době údržby letadel, pokud loď hoří. +100% to aircraft servicing time while aircraft carrier is on fire. ★★★	Základní střelecký výcvik -10% doby nabíjení hlavních zbraní ráže do 139mm včetně a všech sekundárních zbraní. +20% k průměrnému poškození za sekundu protiletecké obrany. ★	Superintendant +1 dodatečné použití pro všechny spotřební doplňky lodi.	Demoliční expert +2% k šanci na zapálení cíle granátem hlavní baterie, sekundární baterie nebo bombou.	Bdělost +25% ke vzdálenosti odhalení torpéd nepřítele.
4	Ruční řízení palby sekundární výzbroje -15% maximálního rozptylu granátů sekundárních baterií lodí I-VI. -60% maximálního rozptylu granátů sekundárních baterií lodí VII-X.	Požární ochrana -10% nebezpečí požáru. Loď může v jeden okamžik hořet nejvýše na 3 místech.	Zpožděná roznětka HE granátu +30% k průbojnosti HE granátů hlavní baterie ráže do 139mm včetně. -1% šance na zapálení HE granátem hlavní baterie ráže do 139mm včetně. +30% k průbojnosti granátu hlavní baterie ráže nad 139mm. -3% k šanci na zapálení granátem hlavní baterie ráže nad 139mm.	Vzdušná nadvláda +1 stíhač na letku. +1 střemhlavý bombardér na letku. ★★★	Pokročilý střelecký výcvik +20% k dostřelu hlavních zbraní ráže do 139mm včetně a sekundárních zbraní. +20% k dostřelu AA obrany. ★	Manuální zaměřování pro AA zbraně +100% k průměrnému poškození za sekundu u AA děl ráže nad 85mm při střelbě na označený cíl.	Radiové zaměřování Ukazuje směr k nejbližší lodi nepřítele. Dotčený nepřátelský hráč je upozorněn, že byl zaměřen. Tato schopnost nefunguje pro letadlové lodě. (Vyjma CV)	Expert na maskování 10% z okruhu odhalitelnosti pro torpédoborec. -12% z okruhu odhalitelnosti pro křižník. -14% z okruhu odhalitelnosti pro bitevní loď. -16% z okruhu odhalitelnosti pro letadlovou loď. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extrémně užitečné       ★★ - Často užitečné       ★ - Příležitostně účinné      nic - zbytečné

Spotřební doplňky

Hōshō can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Havarijní tým ()

Kamufláž

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce chances of being detected by the enemy.

Signály

As a carrier, Hōshō can only mount at most four signals at a time and has no risk of detonating. Players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London (), Zulu Hotel (), and Juliet Whiskey Unaone (). However, Juliet Whiskey Unaone is not highly recommended if the player wishes to conserve the signal for later tiers.

Doporučené Signály
Bojové
Juliet Charlie -100% k šanci na detonaci.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% k době trvání zaplavení.	India Yankee -20% k době trvání požáru.	Hotel Yankee -20% k obdrženému poškození při ramování. +50% k udělenému poškození při ramování.	Victor Lima +1% k šanci HE bomby a granátu ráže více než 160 mm na způsobení zapálení. +0.5% k šanci HE bomby a granátu ráže do 160 mm na způsobení zapálení. +4% k šanci torpéd na způsobení zaplavení.	India X-Ray +1% k šanci HE bomby a granátu ráže více než 160 mm na způsobení zapálení. +0.5% k šanci HE bomby a granátu ráže do 160 mm na způsobení zapálení. +5% k riziku detonace.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% k šanci na způsobení zaplavení. +5% k riziku detonace. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% k dostřelu sekundární baterie. -5% k rozptylu granátů sekundární baterie. -5% k době nabíjení sekundární baterie.	November Echo Setteseven +5% k setrvalému poškození protiletadlových zbraní. +5% k poškození flakem.	Sierra Mike +5% k rychlosti lodi. ★	November Foxtrot -5% k době načítání spotřebních doplňků.	India Delta +20% k množství životů, které opraví doplněk Opravárenská četa ().
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% k době tvání doplňku Kouřový generátor().	Sierra Bravo +10% k době trvání doplňku Hydroakusticý vyhledávač () -10% k době načítání doplňku Obranná protiletadlová palba ().

Poznámka: Použití signálu Juliet Charlie plně zabraňuje detonaci.

Galerie

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Historické informace

Hosho, 1924

Construction

Builder: Asano Shipbuilding Company; Yokohama, Japan

Laid down: 16 December 1920

Launched: 13 November 1921

Builder: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka, Japan

Completed: 10 January 1922

Commissioned: 27 December 1922

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Specifications

Displacement: 7,470 tons, standard

Length: 168.1m

Beam: 17.9m

Draft: 6.17m

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Machinery

8 Kampon boilers, 2 Parsons turbines

2,695 tons of fuel oil; 940 tons of coal

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Performance

26 knots at 30,000 shaft horsepower

8,680 nautical miles at 12 knots

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Armament

Secondary

Four (4 x 1) 140mm/50 3rd Year Type

Anti-Aircraft

Two (2 x 1) 80mm/40 3rd Year Type

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Aircraft

Total

15 aircraft

Fighters

Nine (9) Mitsubishi 1MF

Torpedo Bombers

Six (6) Mitsubishi B1M3

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Complement

550 men

Hosho underway shortly after completion, December 1922.

Design

First considered in the 1918 Naval shipbuilding programme, Hosho was to be built as a seaplane carrier, akin to HMS Campania. Although the keel was laid down, this plan was soon revised after Japanese naval attachés observed the desirable characteristics of HMS Furious, such as close to 30 knots of speed and more than 35 onboard aircraft. Not to be left behind, Hosho was proposed to become a full aircraft carrier with similar capabilities.

As Japan’s first purpose-built carrier, her design was based of a converted cruiser hull, which limited her tonnage to under 8,000 tonnes and no armour to speak of. For propulsion, eight boilers fed to two turbines, generating 30,000 shaft horsepower, which in speed trials pushed the vessel to 26 knots. For a ship of her size, she had an impressive range of above 8,000 nautical miles. Unique to Hosho, she carried an onboard gyrostabilizer to reduce rolling during rough seas.

As a purpose-built carrier, Hosho had a full, unobstructed flight deck that was slightly tilted down to aid aircraft acceleration. Originally built, Hosho had an island superstructure on the starboard side, which held the bridge and aircraft control center. Hosho’s two hangars were designed to house different aircraft. The smaller, forward hanger housed fighters, while the rear, larger hangar housed bombers. Originally built, Hosho’s aircraft complement was 15 aircraft, split between fighters and torpedo bombers.

For close-in defence, Hosho was armed with four 140mm naval guns, which were considered to be a heavy battery for a ship of this tonnage, at that time. Carrier doctrine was non-existent at this time, and so designers considered artillery combat a possibility with aircraft carriers. Conversely, not much was considered for anti-aircraft defense; she was originally armed with two 80mm high-angle guns, positioned near the back of the ship.

Throughout her carrier, Hosho underwent some modifications. The most significant change was in 1924, when the island was deleted and the funnels were moved to the side of the ship, in order to provide an unobstructed flight deck. Furthermore, the funnels could swivel to lie horizontally, to eject gasses away from the deck. Her AA armament, seen to be ineffective was replaced with various numbers of 25mm cannons throughout the War. Finally, in late 1944, Hosho’s flight deck was extended to make landings easier.

Aircraft Carrier Hosho was laid down in 16 December 1920 by the Asano Shipbuilding Company, and launched 13 November 1921. She was completed at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 10 January 1922.

Service

Commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 27 December 1922, Hosho spent the first few years of her service life laying the foundation and groundwork for the budding Japanese carrier doctrine. This is when her first major reconstruction occurred, in order to better accommodate aircraft handling operations.

With tensions rising in China in the early 1930s, Hosho – along with the rest of the Third Fleet – was stationed near Shanghai and covered Japanese operations through February and March. She was the first IJN ship to conduct aerial operations; mainly in the way of air-superiority, bomber escort, and airfield raids.

From late 1935 to early 1936, Hosho was spending time in the dockyards after suffering damage from a typhoon while undergoing a training sortie with the Fourth Fleet. The entire first half of the flight deck had to be rebuilt and reinforced after the original one collapsed and had to be cut away. Also while in the dockyards, measures were taken to decrease her top weight; funnels permanently swiveled horizontally, aircraft crane and upper deck aviation fuel tanks were deleted.

Hosho was stationed back in China with the Third Fleet after the Second Sino-Japanese War commenced in the late 1930s. During the summer of 1937, Hosho’s air groups were tasked with bomber interdiction and close-air support to assist the Imperial Japanese Army operations near Shanghai. By autumn of 1937, Hosho, along with Ryujo, operated off the south China coast conducting further raids against Chinese airfields.

By the winter, she was relegated to reserve status and transferred her aircraft to Ryujo. Although out-dated, the Navy realized her service life could be extended as a training carrier, and as such modifications were made by late 1939.

When the Second World War commenced, Hosho was pressed into service as secondary air-defence for the Main Body of Battleships for the Combined Fleet for not only the raid on Pearl Harbor, but Midway as well. With the Japanese defeat, Hosho returned to mainland Japan to resume training duties.

In order to service the larger and more modern aircraft that were coming into service in late 1944, Hosho had her flight deck enlarged, and new aircraft handling gear installed. She dutifully trained new pilots until the end of the war.

Her only postwar duties of note were repatriation efforts; ferrying Japanese servicemen and civilians back home from their stations overseas, until 1947, when Hosho was decommissioned and scrapped.

Historické snímky

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1922.

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1924.

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1936.

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1945.

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  Hosho stationed in Shanghai.

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  Kaga and Hosho during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Poznámky

• Stille, M., Bryan, T. (2005) Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers: 1921-45. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd.
• Chesneau, R., Gardiner, R. (1980). Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships, 1922-1946. London, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
• Sha, S. K. (1964). Japanese Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers: Vol 2. London, UK: Macdonald & Co. Ltd.
  

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