Attack Aircraft
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This type of aircraft is usually based on fighters so has a high speed and can reach the desired point in a short time. They are most effective against lightly armored targets.
Attack aricraft armament, rockets, have following performance characteristics:
- maximum damage;
- armor penetration;
- fire chance (HE rockets).
There are two types of ammunition available — rockets with high-explosive (HE) warheads and rockets with armor-piercing (AP) warheads.
AP Rockets
AP rockets are capable of inflicting high damage to the enemy ship, including to the citadel. However, they can ricochet or fail to pierce armor at the acute angle. When hitting thin, e.g. destroyer, armor at right angles they mostly achieve over-penetrations and get only 1/10 of the maximum damage.
HE Rockets
There are two types of HE rockets available. They vary in damage as follows:
- small damage, compensated by the large number of rockets;
- heavy damage, though from fewer rockets. (available on Tier VIII — X aircraft carriers)
HE rockets can cause fires. The fire chance can be increased by:
- using flag signals Victor Lima and India X-Ray — by +0.5% each;
- learning the Demolition Expert commander skill — by +1%.
Sighting
The attack aircraft sight looks like an ellipse or circle with special marks showing the spread at maximum convergence. The ellipse reduction to the ideal radius occurs in case the aircraft are not making sharp maneuvers.
You can launch rockets as soon as the sight color swap to green, but for maximum efficiency it`s better to reach the ideal radius.
Attack Aircraft by country
U.K. Attack Aircraft
German Attack Aircraft
U.S. Attack Aircraft
Japanese Attack Aircraft
Machine Gun Action Times
| Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Carriers | Attack Aircraft | Machine Gun Action Time (s) |
| IV Hōshō | A4N | 3.8 |
| VI Ryūjō | A5M Claude (stock) | 3.8 |
| A6M2 Zero (researchable) | 3.8 | |
| VIII Shōkaku | A6M5 Zero (stock) | 3.9 |
| N1K2-J Shiden Kai (researchable) | 3.9 | |
| VIII Kaga, VIII Kaga B | A6M5 Zero | 3.9 |
| X Hakuryū | A7M Reppū (stock) | 4 |
| A8M Rikufū (researchable) | 4 | |
| U.S.A. | ||
| Aircraft Carriers | Attack Aircraft | Machine Gun Action Time (s) |
| IV Langley | F3F Gulfhawk | 3.3 |
| VI Ranger | F2A Buffalo (stock) | 3.3 |
| F4F Wildcat (researchable) | 3.6 | |
| VIII Lexington | F6F Hellcat (stock) | 3.4 |
| F4U-1D Corsair HVAR 127 mm (researchable) | 3.4 | |
| F4U-1D Corsair Tiny Tim (researchable) | 4.9 | |
| VIII Enterprise | F6F Hellcat | 3.4 |
| X Midway | F4U Corsair (stock) | 3.5 |
| F8F Bearcat HVAR 127 mm (researchable) | 3.5 | |
| F8F Bearcat Tiny Tim (researchable) | 5 | |
| VIII Saipan, VIII Sanzang (Pan-Asia) | F8F Bearcat Tiny Tim | 5 |
| X Franklin D. Roosevelt | TB2D Skypirate | 5 |
| U.K. | ||
| Aircraft Carriers | Attack Aircraft | Machine Gun Action Time (s) |
| IV Hermes | Sea Gladiator | 2.8 |
| VI Furious, VI Ark Royal | Skua (stock) | 2.9 |
| VI Furious | Sea Hurricane (researchable) | 2.9 |
| VI Ark Royal | Skua | 2.9 |
| VIII Implacable | Firefly (stock) | 2.9 |
| Seafire (researchable) | 2.9 | |
| VIII Indomitable | de Havilland Sea Hornet | 2.9 |
| X Audacious | Firebrand (stock) | 3 |
| Wyvern (researchable) | 3 | |
| Germany | ||
| Aircraft Carriers | Attack Aircraft | Machine Gun Action Time (s) |
| IV Rhein | Ar 68 | 1.5 |
| VI Weser | Ar197 (stock) | 1.5 |
| Bf 109E (researchable) | 1.5 | |
| VIII August von Parseval | Bf 109T (stock) | 1.5 |
| VIII August von Parseval | Bf 109G (researchable) | 1.5 |
| VI Erich Loewenhardt | Bf 109T | 1.5 |
| VIII Graf Zeppelin, VIII Graf Zeppelin B | Me 155A | 3.9 |
| X Manfred von Richthofen | Fw 109A8 (stock) | 1.5 |
| Me 155G (researchable) | 1.5 | |
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