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Learn more about aircraft carriers in World of Warships. Transcript

Aircraft in World of Warships come in several variants: some launched from aircraft carriers, some launched from catapults aboard traditional surface combatants. Planes launched from carriers are always under the control of the player; those launched from via catapult and carrier-based fighters are more automated and a player cannot issue specific commands to them once launched. Each type of plane has a unique role in the overall scope of aerial combat as it plays out in battle.

Types of Aircraft

There are six types of aircraft that can become involved in battles in World of Warships:

• Attack aircraft utilize a large number of small-caliber rockets to light fires and strike fast, maneuverable vessels that are lightly armored.
• Torpedo bombers carry air-dropped torpedoes that can cause hull damage and floods, and are best delivered against slower, less maneuverable targets.
• Bombers carry either high explosive, effective against all targets, or armor-piercing bombs, effective against heavy targets.
• Fighters are air-to-air specialists that can be used against enemy aircraft, or for spotting.
• Spotting aircraft, launched from a ship's catapult, can be used to increase a ship's firing range and provide players a different camera angle from which to aim their shots.
• Airstrike aircraft, currently HE and depth charge airstrike bombers, deliver their payload to a designated area after a delay. They cannot spot enemy ships or planes, and have a limited strike range.

Icons

Aircraft Type	Minimap and HUD Icon	Ship UI Icon
Attack Aircraft (HE rockets)
Attack Aircraft (AP rockets)
Torpedo Bombers
High Explosive Bombers
High Explosive Skip Bombers
Armor-Piercing Bombers
Fighters
Interceptors
Spotting Aircraft
Airstrike (HE bombs)
Airstrike (Depth Charges)

Player-Controlled Aircraft

Aircraft carrier players have access to three of the aircraft types noted above with which they can attack enemy surface ships: attack aircraft, torpedo bombers, and bombers. (While some fighters are also launched from a carrier, they are not player-controlled.)

Each of these aircraft types can attack surface ships only and their payload is single-use, meaning that once their rockets or bombs or torpedoes are expended, they must return to their carrier in order to re-arm and launch again. Bombers are almost universally slower than fighters while carrying their ordnance to a target.

If an aircraft carrier is destroyed, her player will still retain control of the current aircraft squadron until all shells are fired or until three minutes expire.

Attack Aircraft

Attack aircraft carry rockets with high explosive (HE) or armor-piercing (AP) warheads. The HE rockets have relatively low penetration values, so their damage output against heavily armored ships is negligible. Rather, primary use is to start fires on enemy vessels, and to harass lightly armored destroyers. Arguably, rockets are the easiest of the three weapon types to aim as they have the fastest sight stabilization and a fairly small strike dispersion. They have no arming distance and have an easy to use aiming reticle.

Attack planes of the United States Navy have access to two types of rocket: the smaller, "traditional" rocket, and the much larger "Tiny Tim" rocket that features higher damage, penetration and fire chance over their counterparts, at the cost of the number of rockets carried per plane.

Attack planes of the Kriegsmarine also have access to two types of rocket: the standard high explosive rocket on Graf Zeppelin, and armor-piercing rockets on its other carriers.

Max Immelmann, Chkalov and Béarn do not carry attack aircraft.

Battleship Kearsarge also carries attack aircraft.

Aerial Rocket Data

Aerial Rocket Types

Icon	Description
	High Explosive Rockets explode on contact with a surface. They have significant damage-dealing potential and high chances of causing fire or incapacitating modules.
	Armor-Piercing Rockets penetrate armor and explode inside the ship, causing significant damage to its combat-critical departments. The fuse will arm if the armor is thick enough; if not, the rocket will over-penetrate and cause significantly less damage.

Aerial Rocket Data

Nation	Rocket Type	Damage	Armor Penetration	Fire Chance	Deployed Aboard
	5-inch FFAR	1,900	27 mm	7%	IV Langley, VI Ranger, VIII Lexington, VIII Enterprise
	HVAR 127 mm	2,000	33 mm	7%	VIII Lexington, X Midway, XI United States
	Tiny Tim	5,400	68 mm	33%	VIII Lexington, VIII Saipan(B), VIII Sanzang, IX Kearsarge, X Midway
	HVAR 127 mm	1,650	32 mm	5%	X Franklin D. Roosevelt
	11.75-inch AR Rocket mod. 1	8,700	76 mm	70%	XI United States
	Type 3 No. 6 Mk. 27	2,200	28 mm	8%	IV Hosho, VI Ryujo, VIII Shokaku, VIII Kaga(B)
	Type 5 No. 6 Mk. 9	3,150	30 mm	14%	X Hakuryu, XI Sekiryu
	RS-132	2,150	26 mm	8%	IV Komsomolets
	RS-132M	2,800	37 mm	12%	VI Serov
	S-21M	3,500	40 mm	17%	VIII Pobeda
	S-21	4,050	40 mm	22%	X Admiral Nakhimov
	RZ-73	1,700	141 mm	--	IV Rhein, VI Weser
	Panzerbrechend L/4.8	2,350	184mm	--	VI Loewenhardt, VIII Parseval
	Wfr.Gr.21E	4,450	40 mm	25%	VIII Graf Zeppelin(B)
	Panzerbrechend 2 L/4.8	3,100	277 mm	--	X Richthofen
	RP-3 18 lb. Mk.I	1,300	20 mm	4%	IV Hermes
	RP-3 60 lb No1 Mk.I	1,500	26 mm	5%	VI Furious, VI Ark Royal, VIII Implacable
	RP-3 60 lb No1 Mk.I	2,100	28 mm	9%	VIII Indomitable
	RP-3 60 lb No2 Mk.I	2,350	28 mm	9%	VIII Implacable, X Audacious, X Malta, XI Eagle
	RZ.65	1,150	122 mm	--	VIII Aquila

Torpedo Bombers

Torpedo bombers are the preferred strike weapons of aircraft carriers, as they provide consistent damage against almost any enemy ship in a given match. Aerial torpedoes have universally lower damage and flood chance when compared to their ship-launched counterparts, but otherwise behave similarly.

When performing an attack run with torpedo bombers, captains will notice a yellow are in the attack cone; this is the distance in which the torpedoes must travel before they arm. If a torpedo strikes before arming, it will not do damage. The torpedo attack cone also closes quite slowly, so captains should take the time to plan out their attack runs before beginning them.

Indomitable and Béarn do not carry torpedo bombers.

Battleship Ise and cruiser Tone also carry torpedo bombers.

Aerial Torpedo Data

Aerial Torpedo Data

Nation	Torpedo Type	Range	Speed	Damage	Arming Distance	Detection Range	Flood Chance	Deployed Aboard
	Torpedo Mk.7D	3.0 km	35 knots	3,500	282 m	1.1 km	33%	IV Langley
	Torpedo Mk.7	3.0 km	35 knots	5,567	313 m	1.1 km	45%	VI Ranger (stock)
	Torpedo Mk.7	3.0 km	35 knots	5,567	344 m	1.1 km	45%	VI Ranger
	Torpedo Mk.7	3.0 km	35 knots	4,667	344 m	1.1 km	40%	VIII Hornet
	Torpedo Mk.13-2	3.5 km	35 knots	6,467	376 m	1.5 km	52%	VIII Lexington (stock), VIII Enterprise
	Torpedo Mk.13-2	3.5 km	35 knots	6,467	423 m	1.6 km	52%	VIII Lexington
	Torpedo Mk.13-2	3.5 km	35 knots	6,467	470 m	1.6 km	52%	VIII Saipan(B), VIII Sanzang
	Torpedo Mk.7 mod. 1	4.0 km	35 knots	5,067	470 m	1.1 km	42%	X Midway (stock)
	Torpedo Mk.7 mod.1	4.0 km	35 knots	5,067	517 m	1.1 km	42%	X Midway
	Torpedo Mk.7D	4.0 km	35 knots	4,233	517 m	1.1 km	33%	X Franklin D. Roosevelt
	Torpedo Mk.25	4.0 km	35 knots	7,600	517 m	1.6 km	63%	XI United States
	Type 91 mod. 0	3.0 km	40 knots	5,800	322 m	1.3 km	32%	IV Hosho
	Type 91 mod. 1	3.0 km	50 knots	5,400	447 m	1.3 km	30%	VI Ryujo
	Type 91 mod. 1	5.0 km	50 knots	5,400	806 m	1.3 km	30%	VIII Kaga(B)
	Type 91 mod. 3	5.0 km	50 knots	7,233	537 m	1.3 km	40%	VIII Shokaku
	Type 91 mod. 7	6.0 km	50 knots	9,333	671 m	1.6 km	40%	X Hakuryu, XI Sekiryu
	Type 5	2.2 km	35 knots	2,767	376 m	1.4 km	17%	VI Ise
	Type 5	2.2 km	35 knots	2,767	423 m	1.4 km	17%	VIII Tone
	TAN-12B	6.0 km	41 knots	3,333	661 m	1.3 km	28%	IV Komsomolets
	TAN-12	6.0 km	41 knots	3,833	661 m	1.3 km	33%	VI Serov, VIII Pobeda (stock)
	45-36AN-A	6.0 km	41 knots	4,533	716 m	1.3 km	39%	VIII Pobeda, X Admiral Nakhimov (stock)
	45-36AN-B	6.0 km	41 knots	5,200	826 m	1.3 km	45%	VIII Chkalov, X Admiral Nakhimov
	F5c	2.0 km	50 knots	3,000	403 m	1.3 km	25%	IV Rhein
	F5	2.0 km	50 knots	3,600	403 m	1.3 km	31%	VI Weser (stock)
	F5d	2.5 km	52 knots	4,067	489 m	1.3 km	34%	VI Weser, VIII Parseval
	LT F5a	6.0 km	32 knots	4,200	387 m	1.1 km	23%	VI Loewenhardt
	LT F5b	6.0 km	35 knots	5,333	470 m	1.3 km	29%	VIII Graf Zeppelin(B)
	BT 1000	3.0 km	55 knots	4,533	591 m	1.4 km	39%	X Richthofen
	F5f	6.0 km	35 knots	4,767	470 m	1.3 km	27%	X Max Immelmann
	Mark VIII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,200	282 m	1.1 km	45%	IV Hermes
	Mark VIII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,200	329 m	1.1 km	45%	VI Furious (stock)
	Mark XII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,933	376 m	1.2 km	51%	VI Furious
	Mark VIII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,200	329 m	1.1 km	45%	VI Ark Royal
	Mark XII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,933	407 m	1.2 km	51%	VIII Implacable (stock)
	Mark XV	2.4 km	35 knots	5,933	438 m	1.3 km	63%	VIII Implacable
	Mark XVII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,933	470 m	1.3 km	51%	X Audacious (stock), X Malta
	Mark XVII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,933	493 m	1.3 km	51%	X Audacious, XI Eagle
	Mark XVIII	2.4 km	40 knots	7,800	564 m	1.3 km	66%	XI Eagle
	450 mm F200	3.5 km	30 knots	7,133	403 m	1.3 km	61%	VIII Aquila

Bombers

Bombers are the third type of player-controlled aircraft carried by an aircraft carrier.

Dive Bombers

A dive bomber approaches at high altitude, then dives toward the target — using the aircraft itself to aim — before releasing its bomb at low level and pulling out and away.

Traditional dive bombers, found on most carriers, and battleships Nebraska and Delaware, are probably the most difficult weapon type to use, as their aiming reticle is fairly hard to understand, and properly "leading" a target before entering the attack run takes some practice to get right. The payoff for HE bombs is a high fire chance and good damage. The armor-piercing versions can be devastating.

Level Bombers

Like strategic land bombers, level bombers fly high and level and use a bomb sight to aim. The Royal Navy, as well as Hornet employ this type of bomber, as well as battleship Louisiana.

Level bombers have an aiming system that is generally easier to use. Offsetting this, they generally do less damage.

Skip Bombers

Skip bombers approach their target low, almost at water level like torpedo bombers, attempting to bounce their HE bombs off the water's surface. Soviet carriers, Max Immelmann and Béarn employ this type of bomber.

Aerial Bombs

There are two main types: High Explosive (HE) bombs favored by United States and Royal Navy carriers, and armor-piercing (AP) bombs favored by the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Kriegsmarine.

Aerial Bomb Data

Aerial Bomb Types

Icon	Description
	High Explosive Bombs are packed with impact-fused high explosive, with the primary intent of inflicting high amounts of module damage and setting fires.
	Armor-Piercing Bombs have armor-piercing caps and are fused to penetrate the extra layers of horizontal armor found on battleships, as well as some cruisers and aircraft carriers. They tend to over-penetrate when used against light ships.
	Skip Bombs are also filled with impact-fused high explosive, but are dropped at water-level height. These bombs can either be released several skips away, far from the reach of most anti-aircraft artillery, or directly on top of their targets.

Bombs Equipped

Nation	Bomb Type	Damage	Armor Penetrated	Fire Chance	Deployed Aboard
	AN-M64	7,300	42mm	41%	IV Langley, VIII Hornet
	AN-M64	7,300	42mm	46%	VIII Nebraska, IX Delaware, X Louisiana
	AN-M65	9,200	53mm	52%	VI Ranger, VIII Lexington
	AN-M62	4,900	244mm	N/A	VIII Enterprise
	AN-M60	3,600	328mm	N/A	VIII Hornet
	AN-M66	11,200	67mm	64%	VIII Saipan(B), VIII Sanzang, X Midway, X Franklin D. Roosevelt, XI United States
	AN-M56A1	16,000	85mm	91%	XI United States
	Type 99 No. 25 mod. 2	2,500	174mm	N/A	IV Hosho
	Type 99 No. 25 mod. 1	4,600	--	N/A	VI Ryujo (stock)
	Type 3 No. 25 Mk. 4	5,100	228mm	N/A	VI Ryujo, VIII Shokaku (stock)
	Type 2 No. 50 Mk. 1	6,200	283mm	N/A	VIII Shokaku
	Type 90 No. 50 Mk. 2	8,800	55mm	50%	VIII Kaga(B)
	Type 99 No. 80 Mk. 5	6,800	351mm	N/A	X Hakuryu, XI Sekiryu
	FAB-100	6,100	32mm	35%	IV Komsomolets, VI Serov
	FAB-250	6,100	32mm	35%	VIII Pobeda (stock)
	FAB-500	8,700	55mm	49%	VIII Pobeda, X Admiral Nakhimov
	FAB-500B	7,500	55mm	43%	VIII Chkalov
	PC 500a	4,000	149mm	N/A	IV Rhein
	SC 1000	12,200	69mm	69%	VI Loewenhardt
	PC 500c	7,000	227mm	N/A	VI Weser, VIII Parseval
	PD 500	5,800	334mm	N/A	VIII Graf Zeppelin(B)
	PC 500	7,800	256mm	N/A	VIII Parseval, X Richthofen (stock)
	PC 1000	8,800	331mm	N/A	X Richthofen
	SC 1000	11,100	69mm	63%	X Max Immelmann
	40 lb. G.P. Bomb	2,300	18mm	8.7%	IV Hermes
	40 lb. G.P. Bomb	2,300	19mm	9%	VI Ark Royal
	250 lb. G.P. Bomb	4,700	33mm	27%	VI Furious, VIII Indomitable
	250 lb G.P. Bomb Mk.I	5,600	33mm	32%	VIII Implacable
	500 lb. G.P. Bomb	6,400	41mm	36%	X Audacious, X Eagle
	500 lb. G.P. Bomb	4,300	109mm	N/A	X Malta
	1000 lb. G.P. Bomb	7,900	54mm	45%	XI Eagle
	150-kg G.P. Mle 1930	3,600	219mm	N/A	VI Béarn
	500-kg G.P. Mle 1930	6,100	32mm	35%	VI Béarn

Controls

Individual squadrons are controlled using the WASD keys and the mouse. Aircraft will automatically retain a set forward throttle, regardless of player input. Squadrons are steered using a combination of the mouse and the "A" and "D" keys. The "W" and "S" keys are used to apply a limited time boost and air braking, respectively. The amount of remaining boost is indicated by the curved bar on the left side of the HUD when controlling a squadron. Boost will automatically regenerate when not being used, but captains can also use the Engine Cooling  squadron consumable to immediately replenish the boost bar.

Left-clicking will begin an attack run. While in the attack mode, squadron control remains the same.

Pressing "F" when controlling a squadron will relinquish control of the squadron, returning both the captain and their aircraft to the carrier. Surviving aircraft from an attack run will automatically return to their carrier.

Automated Aircraft

Two of the aircraft types in World of Warships are not controlled by the player.

Fighters

Fighter squadrons can be deployed in three different ways. Once deployed, all three act much the same -- patrolling until they are able to attack enemy aircraft, or expire. A ship consumable launches a small squadron of fighters from the ship's catapult (Catapult Fighter); an aircraft squadron consumable summons fighters from the home carrier (Patrol Fighter), or a carrier may launch its Combat Air Patrol (CAP Fighter) to defend itself.

If enemy aircraft appear within the patrolled area, the fighters will attack them. Fighters can destroy as many enemy aircraft as their number patrolling the area. Afterwards, the consumable effect expires, even if they have shot down fewer planes than the number of fighters in the flight. The fighters disappear and the reload time begins.

• For surface combatants, the Catapult Fighter  consumables consist of a squadron of two to four aircraft that orbit their home ship at a radius of 0.9 km for 60 seconds. They will attempt to engage enemy aircraft within their action radius of 3 km.
• Aircraft carrier-based attack squadrons have access to the Patrol Fighter  consumable. Similar to the Fighter consumable, when activated a squadron of three to seven fighters is called to the location at which it was activated. The fighters will attempt to engage enemy aircraft within their action radius of 2.5 to 3.6 km. Patrol fighters last for 60 seconds, allowing them to be used as a passive scouting tool.
  • The Patrol Fighters on supercarriers are unique in that they have a 4 km action radius, and a 20 second action time and 5 second cooldown on the consumable.
• For aircraft carrier captains, a CAP Fighter  is automatically activated when the carrier is spotted. Each consumable consists of a squadron of four fighters that orbit the vessel at a distance of 0.9 km for 10 minutes. They will attempt to engage enemy aircraft within their action radius of 3 km.
• The detectability range of all carrier-launched fighters is 10 km.

Interceptors

Interceptors are a type of Patrol Fighter consumable. Patrol Fighters are converted to Interceptors by mastering the Interceptor skill. The two are deployed in the same way. Interceptors are called to defend friendly ships against incoming enemy attack squadrons, and are dedicated to the mission: they have a larger patrol radius, they do not interact with enemy fighters, and they do not spot.

Other fighter skills

The aircraft carrier commander skill Direction Center for Fighters adds one fighter to CAP Fighter squadrons but not to Patrol Fighter or Interceptor squadrons.

A number of aircraft carrier commander skills impact both Patrol Fighter and Interceptor squadrons:

• Search and Destroy – 10% larger patrol radius.
• Patrol Group Leader – +1 charge to the consumable.
• Enhanced Reactions – very quick counter-attack, longer action time, but slower arrival time.
  
  

The Consumables Specialist skill improves the turn-around time of all catapult aircraft.

Spotting Aircraft

Similar to the Catapult Fighter, the Spotting Aircraft  consumable launches a plane from the ship's catapult. However, instead of attacking enemy aircraft, the unarmed Spotting Aircraft increases the ship's main battery range by 20% and gives an "aerial" perspective when scoping, which can be switched to by default with the C key. It is available on all Tier IX and X cruisers, Russian cruisers from Tier VI and higher, British cruisers from Tiers V - VIII, as well as all Japanese battleships from Tier IV and higher and American battleships from Tier VI and higher. Ships with access to catapult-launched aircraft usually must choose between equipping either a Catapult Fighter or a Spotting Aircraft, which has a longer duration and cooldown and a larger orbital radius of 3 km (1.2 km for USN ships).

The cruiser commander skill Eye in the Sky makes the use of spotting aircraft more reactive.

Land-Based Aircraft

Land-based aggressor aircraft appear in several scenarios, notably Operation Dynamo and Cherry Blossom. With Update 0.8.0, these scenarios have been removed. There is no indication that they will return.

Air strikes

Air strikes are delivered by a squadron of level bomber that drops a spread of bombs over a player-designated area. This reticle is square, and is comparable to 2 battleships in size. When the area is selected by the player, the squadron of planes will appear and fly over to the area after a brief delay. Once they reach the area, they are subject to AA fire and the survivors will deploy a large number of bombs. After deploying, the planes will fly upwards, similar to returning carrier planes, and disappear. Air strikes have a limited striking range, and they cannot spot ships or other planes.

Air strikes drop a large number of HE bombs that are equipped with parachutes to slow their descent. This makes air strike bombs significantly easier to dodge than normal carrier bombs. Ships can have anywhere from 1 to 3 squadrons available. Similarly to depth charges, they can be used one at a time or all at once. When one is used, the cooldown for that single charge begins immediately. The reload time listed in port is for a single charge of the air strike. Charges reload one at a time.

Currently, air strikes are only present on the new Dutch cruisers, starting with Tier VI Kijkduin, and on Dutch destroyer X Tromp.

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Airstrikes

Ship	Nation	Number of Charges	Reload Time	Airstrike Range	Aircraft per Attack	Bombs per Plane	HP per Plane	Bomb Type	Damage	Armor Penetrated	Fire Chance
VI Kijkduin		1	80 s	10 km	6	6	1,850	P.u.W. 100 kg	5,100	32 mm	29%
VII Eendracht		1	80 s	11 km	8	6	1,940	P.u.W. 120 kg	5,800	34 mm	33%
VIII Haarlem		2	100 s	12 km	10	6	2,020	P.u.W. 120 kg	5,800	34 mm	33%
VIII De Zeven Provinciën		3	65 s	13 km	6	4	1,860	P.u.W. 120 kg	5,800	34 mm	33%
IX Johan de Witt		2	100 s	12 km	10	6	2,110	P.u.W. 140 kg	6,100	36 mm	35%
X Gouden Leeuw		2	100 s	13 km	12	6	2,200	P.u.W. 160 kg	6,800	37 mm	39%
X Tromp		2	60 s	10 km	12	6	2,200	P.u.W. 160 kg	3,700	20 mm	21%

ASW Planes

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) planes are a type of air strike that attack submarines. In terms of mechanics, they operate very similarly to anti-ship air strikes. Instead of dropping HE bombs, ASW planes drop depth charges. These are effective against submarines at all depths. To make up for their lack of standard depth charges, some battleships and cruisers have access to player-launched ASW planes while some aircraft carriers have automatic ones.

Hybrid Squadrons and Tactical Squadrons

Hybrid squadrons and tactical squadrons function similarly to carrier-based squadrons but have their own key differences. Both squadron types are not ready at the start of the battle, but instead take several minutes before they can be used. The entire squadron replenishes instead of one plane at a time, and they are unlimited in use. Both types can only carry out one attack, similar to Soviet aircraft carriers. Once they carry out their attack, the full preparation time must occur before they can be used again. Specific to tactical squadrons, their boost cannot regenerate in-flight, and they lack access to squadron consumables (except for Hornet’s tactical bomber squadron, which has both). Specific to hybrid squadrons, they are launched with rocket boosters, giving them a temporary speed boost (save for Kearsarge’s attack aircraft squadron and the bomber squadrons on Nebraska, Delaware and Louisiana). Once these run out, however, they are rather slow (specifically for the squadrons on Ise and Tone), and also lack squadron consumables (save for the squadrons on Nebraska, Delaware and Louisiana, which have Engine Cooling). In contrast, tactical squadrons are very fast, both cruising and using boost. Both squadron types often serve a supplementary role for ships equipped with them, used in conjunction with the ship's other armaments to deal damage.

Ships and Their Aircraft Weapons

Ship Type	Nation or Ship	Rockets	Bombs	Skip Bombs	Torpedoes	Airstrike Bombs	Tactical Squadron (Rockets/Torps/Bombs)
Aircraft Carrier	USA, UK, Kaga, Kaga B, Sanzang	HE	HE	--	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Japan, Malta, Graf Zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin B, Enterprise	HE	AP	--	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Germany	AP	AP	--	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	USSR	HE	--	HE	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	United States	HE	HE	--	--	--	HE/Yes/HE
Aircraft Carrier	Eagle	--	HE	--	yes	--	HE/Yes/HE
Aircraft Carrier	Sekiryu	HE	AP	--	yes	--	HE/Yes/No
Aircraft Carrier	Aquila	AP	--	--	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Erich Loewenhardt	AP	HE	--	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Max Immelmann	--	--	HE	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Chkalov	--	HE	HE	yes	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Indomitable	HE	HE	--	--	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Béarn	--	AP	HE	--	--	--
Aircraft Carrier	Hornet	--	AP	--	yes	--	No/No/HE
Battleship	Ise	--	--	--	yes	--	--
Cruiser	Tone	--	--	--	yes	--	--
Battleship	Kearsarge	HE	--	--	--	--	--
Cruiser	Netherlands (Tiers VI–X)	--	--	--	--	HE	--
Destroyer	Tromp	--	--	--	--	HE	--
Battleship	Nebraska, Delaware, Louisiana	--	HE	--	--	--	--

Air-to-Air Combat

Air-to-air combat occurs automatically through the usage of the CAP Fighter , Catapult Fighter  and Patrol Fighter  consumables. When activated, AI-controlled fighters will appear and engage enemy aircraft within their range. The aircraft launched from the Catapult Fighter and CAP Fighter consumables will follow their host ship, while Patrol Fighters will remain where they were activated. All three consumables have limited life spans.

Fighters on the Mini-map

Each fighter squadron has a radius of action. When deployed, the squadron appears on the mini-map as a filled-in circle showing its range of action. The color is red for enemy and green for friend. The squadron will attack enemy aircraft that stray into that circle; attack aircraft should avoid entering a red circle.

Notes

With Update 0.8.0, the various fighters may attack and shoot down enemy bombers, but no longer affect their aiming. The New Aircraft Carriers: How Best to Use Them?

List of carrier-based aircraft (Wikipedia)

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