Ark Royal

Ship Overview

Ark Royal — British • Premium • Tier V • Aircraft Carrier.

The first British aircraft carrier of a new generation. She is equipped with a continuous flight deck and modern equipment for aircraft takeoff and landing, as well as being armed with the most advanced dual-purpose artillery available in the Royal Navy during the late 1930s.

Ark Royal was released in the store on October 17th, 2022, but was removed on November 7th, 2022.

Navy: UK
Ship: British
Nation: United Kingdom
Category: Premium

Tier: V
Class: Aircraft Carrier
Cost: (Doubloons) 10 000

Entered Service: 1938
Ships in Series: 1

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Carpet Bombing: Dive bombers can drop a huge number of bombs at once.

Onboard Factory: High aircraft restoration speed.

Feeble Aircraft: Aircraft with a below-average HP pool.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	44 500	-
• Armor (mm)	10 - 114	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	31	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	990	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	12.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	9.1	-

Dive Bombers

DIVE BOMBER	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Plane name	Fairey Swordfish	-
• Hit points	1900	-
• Maximum speed (kt)	190	-
• Attack unit size	3	-
• Aircraft per squadron	9	-
• Detectability range (km)	9	-
• Bombs in payload	6	-
• HE maximum bomb damage	3700	-
• HE fire-setting chance (%)	22	-
• HE bomb penetration (mm)	19	-
• Aircraft maximum flight range (km)	29	-
• Aircraft restoration time (sec)	32	-
• Aircraft on deck	18	-
• Aircraft per restoration	1	-

Torpedo Bombers

TORPEDO BOMBER	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Plane name	Fairey Swordfish	-
• Hit points	1900	-
• Maximum speed (kt)	179	-
• Attack unit size	3	-
• Aircraft per squadron	9	-
• Detectability range (km)	9	-
• Torpedoes in payload	1	-
• Maximum torpedo damage	4300	-
• Torpedo speed (kt)	35	-
• Torpedo range (km)	3	-
• Aircraft maximum flight range (km)	27	-
• Aircraft restoration time (sec)	33	-
• Aircraft on deck	18	-
• Aircraft per restoration	1	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	113mm/45 Mk III UD	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1600	-
• HE fire chance (%)	7	-
• HE penetration (mm)	18	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7mm Mk III	-
• Arrangement	8x4	-
• DPS	17	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	6x8	-
• DPS	119	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	113mm/45 Mk III UD	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	71	-
• Range (km)	5	-