Hermes

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 Hermes — British • Tech Tree • Tier III • Aircraft Carrier.

One of the first aircraft carriers of special construction in the world. The ship featured very good speed for her time, had armor protection similar to that of a cruiser, and carried a quite powerful secondary battery. One of her drawbacks was the small size of her aircraft hangar.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: III
 Class: Aircraft Carrier
 Cost: 270 000
 XP: 19 200

 Entered Service: 1924
 Ships in Series: 1
 Predecessor: Orion
 Successors: Furious, Implacable
 Variants: Hermes W

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Slow Aircraft: Aircraft with below-average speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	32 200	33 200
• Armor (mm)	10 - 76	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	25	25
• Turning circle radius (m)	750	750
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.4	9.6

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.7	-

Dive Bombers

DIVE BOMBER	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Plane name	Fairey Swordfish	Fairey Swordfish
• Hit points	1900	1900
• Maximum speed (kt)	147	147
• Attack unit size	2	2
• Aircraft per squadron	4	4
• Detectability range (km)	10	10
• Bombs in payload	4	4
• HE maximum bomb damage	3500	3500
• HE fire-setting chance (%)	25	25
• HE bomb penetration (mm)	27	27
• Aircraft maximum flight range (km)	28	28
• Aircraft restoration time (sec)	270	270
• Aircraft on deck	12	12
• Aircraft per restoration	4	4

Torpedo Bombers

TORPEDO BOMBER	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Plane name	Fairey Albacore	Fairey Albacore
• Hit points	1900	2000
• Maximum speed (kt)	146	146
• Attack unit size	2	2
• Aircraft per squadron	4	4
• Detectability range (km)	10	10
• Torpedoes in payload	1	1
• Maximum torpedo damage	5367	5367
• Torpedo speed (kt)	42	42
• Torpedo range (km)	3	3
• Aircraft maximum flight range (km)	26	26
• Aircraft restoration time (sec)	270	270
• Aircraft on deck	12	12
• Aircraft per restoration	4	4

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 Mk V	102mm/45 Mk V
• Arrangement	3x1	3x1
• Firing range (km)	3.5	3.5
• Reload time (sec)	4	4
• HE maximum damage	1500	1500
• HE fire chance (%)	6	6
• HE penetration (mm)	17	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	140mm/50 BL Mk I	140mm/50 BL Mk I
• Arrangement	6x1	6x1
• Firing range (km)	3.5	3.5
• Reload time (sec)	5	5
• HE maximum damage	2000	2000
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	23	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules for Aircraft Carriers

Aircraft Carrier - Hermes

	Ship Hit Points	Rudder Shift (s)	AA Mounts	Purchase Price
Stock	32 200	13.4	3
Hull B	33 200	9.6	3	54 000

	Torpedo Bomber Hit Points	Maximum Speed	Maximum Torpedo Damage	Purchase Price
Stock	1900	146	5367	0
Upgraded	2000	146	5367

	Dive Bomber Hit Points	Maximum Speed	Maximum Bomb Damage	Purchase Price
Stock	1900	147	3500	0
Upgraded	1900	147	3500

Modifications for Aircraft Carriers

Aircraft Carrier - Hermes

SLOT 1	Secondary Battery Mod 1 Secondary battery firing range +10% Secondary battery dispersion -10%	Flight Control Mod 1 Aircraft restoration time -15%
SLOT 2	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	Air Groups Mod 2 Dive and skip bomber HP +3% Torpedo bombers HP +3%

Consumables

Aircraft Carrier - Hermes

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 90s The number of consumables is unlimited

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 600s Reload time:40s Number of consumables: 4

Consumables for Aircraft

Aircraft Carrier - Hermes

Return to Carrier

All aircraft return to carrier.

Community Contributions

Changes

Aircraft Carrier - Hermes

Glimpse Into the Future

• Torpedo maximum damage reduced from 5833 to 5367

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