Hermes W

Ship Overview

Hermes W — British • Premium • 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: Premium

Tier: III
Class: Aircraft Carrier
Cost: (Special)

Entered Service: 1924
Ships in Series: 1
Variants: Hermes

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Slow Aircraft: Aircraft with below-average speed.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

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

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	25	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	750	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	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	-
• Hit points	1900	-
• Maximum speed (kt)	147	-
• Attack unit size	2	-
• Aircraft per squadron	4	-
• Detectability range (km)	10	-
• Bombs in payload	4	-
• HE maximum bomb damage	3500	-
• HE fire-setting chance (%)	25	-
• HE bomb penetration (mm)	27	-
• Aircraft maximum flight range (km)	28	-
• Aircraft restoration time (sec)	270	-
• Aircraft on deck	12	-
• Aircraft per restoration	4	-

Torpedo Bombers

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

Secondary Artillery

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