Langley

13.11

Langley

Aircraft Carrier | U.S.A. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

stock

 top

General

Research price11000 exp

Purchase price1,000,000

Hit Points33,300

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.13 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed15 knot

Turning Circle Radius730 m.

Rudder Shift Time12.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range9.78 km.

Air Detectability Range5.93 km.

Battle Levels

12345678910

13.11

Langley

Aircraft Carrier | U.S.A. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

stock

 top

General

Research price11000 exp

Purchase price1,000,000

Hit Points33,700

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.13 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

76 mm/50 Mk.22 on a single mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second11.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

12.7 mm Browning on a single mount16 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second57.6

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed15 knot

Turning Circle Radius730 m.

Rudder Shift Time9.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range9.78 km.

Air Detectability Range5.93 km.

Battle Levels

12345678910

IV

1,000,000

Langley — American Tier IV aircraft сarrier.

The achievements of aircraft carriers in the British Royal Navy significantly affected the navies of other states, including the U.S. Navy. Coal transport Jupiter was converted into an aircraft carrier and named USS Langley. The carrier was used to refine technology and for training naval aviation pilots. The ship was later converted into an aircraft transportation vessel. In this new role, she actively participated in the war in the Pacific, transporting U.S. Air Force aircraft. On February 27, 1942, she was heavily damaged by Japanese aircraft and was later sunk by the ships of her own escort.

Modules

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Langley (A)	33,300	6	20		4					0	100,000
Langley (B)	33,700	6	20		4	16/4				3,000	250,000

	Speed (knot)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_MED_DAMAGE (HP/min)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_AMMO_AMOUNT	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
F3F Gulfhawk	121			1,210		0	50,000

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
T4M	3,500	88	1,550		0	50,000

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
SBU Corsair		99	1,630		0	50,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 8,000 hp	15		0	40,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Langley has the unfortunate distinction of being the slowest aircraft carrier in the game. If discovered, it can't get away from anything - not even battleships. Keep an eye on your map and start moving long before enemies get near detection range. The carrier itself starts with no AA armament whatsoever. It does have four 127 mm cannons which will sink a heavily damaged destroyer on occasion, but their range is pitiful. It is highly recommended to stay back and hide, or try and stay with the team. Her Aviation consists of the standard Rocket, Bomber and Torpedo Bomber complement.

Due to the extremely poor accuracy of the bombers, rocket attack planes should be used as long as you have any left, as they are significantly better at actually hitting their target and deal quite decent damage. To use torpedo bombers perfectly, You must get the torpedo planes to within 4 seconds from the target to ensure the hit

Pros:

• Has aircraft in large squadrons where most ships of that tier have little or no anti-aircraft capabilities.
• Not easily detected, around 10km detection from the surface if exposed.
• Weird hitbox of the ship may confuse attackers and make them miss their shells through the large gap between the hanger and the flight deck.
• Once upgraded, it gains some AA that can fend for itself against equivalent tier planes.
• The rocket planes are quite powerful
• Bombs have enough penetration to hit citadels

Cons:

• Incredibly slow, top speed being around 15 knots and slow turning, requiring more space to turn than most battleships and carriers.
• Like all low-tier carriers, it's hopeless once found.
• Nearly no armor, getting citadeled by most HE shells easily.
• The Bombers have extremely poor accuracy.
• The Torpedo Bombers' torpedos are very slow at a speed of 35 knots
• All planes, with the exception of the rocket planes, maneuver slowly, often making it hard to land well-positioned hits.
• Even when upgraded to Hull B, the anti aircraft does not consist of any long-range guns, therefore making it unable to produce AA shell explosions

Research

• Research the B hull.
• Proceed to the Ranger.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Langley are as follows:

• Slot 1: Air Groups Modification 1
• Slot 2: Aircraft Engines Modification 1

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense		Support
1	Last Gasp Completely restores engine boost for the last attack squadron.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. ★★	Engine Techie -20% Engine Cooling cooldown time.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. ★★★	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to CAP squadrons.	Search and Destroy +10% to action radius of Patrol Fighter and Interceptor squadrons.
2	Torpedo Bomber -10% torpedo arming distance. ★	Swift Fish +5% to torpedo speed. ★	Improved Engines +2.5% aircraft squadron speed. ★★★	Repair Specialist +1 In-flight Repair consumable +10% its action time.	Secondary Armament Expert +10% flak and continuous damage -10% secondary battery reload time.	Patrol Group Leader +1 fighter to Patrol Fighter or Interceptor squadrons.
3	Sight Stabilization +7.5% aiming speed. ★	Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition +3% damage from AP bombs and rockets.	Pyrotechnician +1% chance of HE rockets causing a fire. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire. ★★	Aircraft Armor -10% continuous AA damage while in an aura. ★★★	Survivability Expert +25 aircraft HP per ship tier. ★★★	Interceptor Interceptors replace Patrol Fighters:  +10% action radius.  Invulnerable to fighters.  Cannot attack fighters.  Cannot spot ships.
4	Bomber Flight Control +5% speed all bomber types. ★★	Proximity Fuze -10% (absolute) to target's torpedo protection. ★	Close Quarters Expert Secondary batteries: +20% range -30% dispersion.	Enhanced Aircraft Armor -25% damage from flak. ★★	Hidden Menace -15% ship detectability range. -20% Damage Control Party cooldown. +50% aircraft return time.	Enhanced Reactions -80% time before activated Patrol Fighters or Interceptors attack. +25% action time. +50% cooldown time.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Langley can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  unlimited
• Slot 2: CAP Fighter  4

CV consumables are automatically activated when needed The consumables available for each plane type for Langley is as follows:

Attack Aircraft

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  3

Torpedo Bombers

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2

Dive Bombers

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

• 

  Hull A

• 

  Hull B

Historical Info

USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS Jupiter (AC-3), and also the U.S. Navy's first electrically propelled ship. Conversion of another collier was planned but canceled when the Washington Naval Treaty required the cancellation of the partially built battlecruisers Lexington and Saratoga, freeing up their hulls for conversion to the aircraft carriers CV-2 and CV-3. Langley was named after Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American aviation pioneer. Following another conversion, to a seaplane tender, Langley fought in World War II. On 27 February 1942, she was attacked by dive bombers of the Japanese 21st and 23rd Naval Air Flotillas and so badly damaged that she had to be scuttled by her escorts.

Historical Gallery

• 

  USS Langley with aircraft on deck

• 

  Jupiter 16 October 1913, the collier, before conversion to Langley, the aircraft carrier.

• 

  Langley being converted from a collier to an aircraft carrier at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1921.

• 

  US fleet at Guantanamo Bay, 1927. Visible amidst about 15 battleships at the top of the photograph, is the aircraft carrier USS Langley.

• 

  Langley at Puget Sound Navy Yard, alongside Saratoga (with black stripe on funnel) and Lexington in 1929

• 

  Langley after conversion to a seaplane tender, 1937.

References

1. USS Langley (CV-1) - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Added to the game in Update 0.2.1 (Alpha).
• Update 0.3.0:
  • The model of Hull (B) was updated.
• Update 0.3.1:
  • The configuration of the initial air group was changed.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings increased by 3%.
  • Credit earnings increased by 8%.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • The ship's model was changed slightly.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • The hull's armored model was changed.
  • Fighter ammunition was increased by 33%.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Manually attacking with squadrons was disabled for Tier IV and V aircraft carriers.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • The appearance of the ship was improved using a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
  • The durability of the rudder on Hull (A) was reduced by 100 hit points.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Minor corrections to the textures and geometry of the ship.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • The action time of the Damage Control Party consumable was increased from 5 to 30 seconds, while fire resistance coefficient was increased to 0.8 on Hull (B).
• Update 0.7.1:
  • The position of the ship in the Naval Base port was corrected.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • The Fighter squadron was changed to an Attack squadron:
    • Attack Aircraft per squadron: 6; Attack Aircraft per attack group: 3; Amount of rockets per aircraft: 4.
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • Dive Bomber aircraft per squadron: 6; Dive Bomber aircraft per attack group: 2; Amount of bombs per aircraft: 1.
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • Torpedo Bomber aircraft per squadron: 3; Torpedo Bomber aircraft per attack group: 1; Amount of torpedoes per aircraft: 1
  • For replacement and compensation due to the carrier rework, refer to this page.
  • For consumables mounted by squadrons, refer to this page.
  • For consumables mounted by Langley, refer to this page.
• Update 0.8.2:
  • Aircraft cruising speed was increased by 10%.
• Update 0.8.4:
  • The height from which bombs are dropped was increased.
  • The aiming reticle for the bombs was changed to be narrower.
  • Bomb dispersion was changed. Now, fewer bombs fall near the center and more towards the outer edges of the reticle.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • The number of torpedo bombers in a squadron was increased from 3 to 6.
    • The size of an attacking torpedo bomber flight was increased from 1 to 2.
    • The number of torpedo bombers on the deck was increased from 5 to 9.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Fixed an issue affecting camera movement when switching the view to the secondary battery guns.
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • The minimum time between attacks for bomber squadrons was increased from 5 s to 7.5 s.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 730 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
  • The sigma parameter for bombs was increased from 1.5 to 1.6.
• Update 0.9.12:
  • Torpedo damage reduced from 4,233 to 3,500.
  • Chance to cause flooding was reduced from 33% to 30%.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Patrol fighter cruise speed was increased to 187 knots.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Armor has been updated to utilize the new ship armor code (as initially announced in the Update 0.10.9 patch notes).

Ships of U.S.A.

Aircraft Carriers