Zuiho

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Cruiser | Pan-America | Tier VII

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Cruiser | Pan-America | Tier VII

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A small and reasonably fast aircraft carrier originally built as a submarine tender then subsequently converted into a carrier. Despite her small size, that did not allow her to carry a large air group, Zuiho was equipped with good torpedo protection and sufficiently powerful artillery for her type.

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
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Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Zuiho is almost twice as fast as Bogue and has better surface concealment, but is more easily detected by aircraft. She has the speed and maneuverability to flee and evade incoming fire, but can put up surprisingly stiff resistance with her AA and secondary batteries. However, its aircraft are easily shredded, and your plane reserve only contains enough to replace each squadron once.

Pros:

• Reasonable AA and secondary battery capabilities.
• Good concealment, speed and maneuverability.
• Upgraded flight control loadout gives enemy ships a real pain when played correctly.
• Decent armor, allowing for HE shells to be negated somewhat.
• Ship speed almost twice as fast as its American counterpart Bogue.
• Aircraft speed is superior to any planes Bogue has access to.
• Plane reserve holds 2 more planes than Bogue.
• 4 squadrons compared to Bogue’s maximum of 3 squadrons , allowing for better projection of airpower across more of the map at once.
• A fighter squadron comes with every loadout.

Cons:

• Aircraft are easily outclassed and shot down by American fighters, have low HP and easily get knocked out by surface AA.
• Can only deploy one squadron of fighters.
• Planes are still very fragile, and the increasing AA is a threat to be wary of.
• Small reserve, can only replace the entire air group once, making it very hard to play.
• Depends heavily on allied AA.

Research

Researching the flight control first to trade a dive bomber squadron for a second torpedo squadron is a solid plan, but you can't go wrong researching things in any order on this one. Just note that the rudder shift time only improves on the "C" hull. The 5 km AA remains the same on all three hulls, while the 3 km AA increases considerably with each.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Zuiho are as follows: The recommended upgrades for ' are as follows:

• Slot 1: Air Groups Modification 1 ()
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 ()
• Slot 3: Air Groups Modification 2 ()

Upgrade Slot 3 is the main choice of upgrades with '. For players looking to improve their fighter's capabilities, Air Groups Modification 2 () is highly recommended, as Bogue is capable of having up to 7 fighters in the air at once. Otherwise, the Flight Control Modification 1 () helps players land and launch '`s multiple flight squadrons.

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.	Demolition Expert +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

' equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party ()

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce chances of being detected by the enemy.

Signals

As a carrier, ' can only mount at most four signals at a time and has no risk of detonating. Players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London (), Zulu Hotel (), and, for the last two: November Echo Setteseven () and Juliet Whiskey Unaone (). However, the latter two signal flags are not highly recommended if the player wishes to conserve the signals for later tiers.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	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. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★	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.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.
November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party () is used.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% action time of a Smoke Generator ().	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search () -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire ().
Economic
Zulu +20% credits earned for the battle. ★	India Bravo Terrathree -10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service.	Equal Speed Charlie London +50% XP earned for the battle. ★★★	Zulu Hotel +50% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★★	Papa Papa +300% Free XP  earned for the battle.
Special
Wyvern +50% credits earned for the battle. ★	Red Dragon +100% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★	Dragon Flag +333% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★	Ouroboros +777% Free XP earned for the battle.	Hydra +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +250% Free XP earned for the battle. ★	Basilisk +75% XP earned for the battle. +30% credits earned for the battle.
Leviathan +50% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. +200% Free XP earned for the battle. +20% credits earned for the battle.	Scylla +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +25% credits earned for the battle.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful       ★★ - Frequently Useful       ★ - Occasionally Useful      No stars - Not Useful

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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Historical Info

Zuiho, 1940

Construction

Laid down: 20 June 1935

Launched: 19 June 1936

Builder: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka, Japan

Completed: 27 December 1940

Commissioned: 27 December 1940

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Specifications

Displacement: 11,262, standard

Length: 205.5m

Beam: 18.2m

Draft: 6.64m

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Machinery

4 Kampon boilers, 2 Kampon geared steam turbines, 2 shafts

2,600 tons of fuel oil

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Performance

28 knots at 52,000 shaft horsepower

7,800 nautical miles at 18 knots

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Armament

Secondary

4 × 2 - 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 gun

Anti-Aircraft

4 × 2 - Type 96 25 mm anti-aircraft guns

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Aircraft

Total

15 aircraft

Fighters

Fifteen (15) Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero"

Torpedo Bombers

Four (4) Nakajima B5N2 "Kate"

Eleven (11) Nakajima B6N "Jill"

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Complement

785 men

Artist's rendition of Zuiho at sea.

Design

Zuihō, originally named Takasaki, was part of a group of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy before World War II. Both ships were originally built as submarine tenders, but were subsequently converted into carriers. After conversion, she was given a pair of destroyer-type geared steam turbines as replacement for the original diesel engines, one for each propeller.

For a light carrier, Zuihō boasts a 180m long flight deck, a single hangar (124m x 18m) served by two octagonal centerline aircraft elevators (the rear elevator being a little smaller than the forward), and six-cable arresting gear. However, she was not outfitted with an aircraft catapult. Overall, she is a major improvement over Japan's and the world's first aircraft carrier, Hosho.

Service

Converted, commissioned, and completed in late 1940, Zuihō remained in Japanese waters until late 1941, when Captain Sueo Ōbayashi assumed command and she became flagship of the Third Carrier Division. Zuihō played a secondary role in the Battle of Midway in mid-1942 and did not engage any American aircraft or ships during the battle. The ship participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign during the rest of 1942. She was lightly damaged during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during this campaign and covered the evacuation of Japanese forces from the island in early 1943 after repairs.

Afterwards, her aircraft were disembarked several times in mid to late 1943 and used from land bases in a number of battles in the South West Pacific. Zuihō participated in the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf in mid-1944. In this last battle, Zuihō mainly served as a decoy for the main striking forces and she was finally sunk by American aircraft fulfilling her task. In between engagements, the ship served as a ferry carrier and a training ship.

Throughout the years, Zuihō’s aircraft configuration varied widely between 1941 and the time of her sinking: she never had more than 31 planes and no less than 14 at a time. Each configuration was mostly comprised of fighters, or evenly split with half bombers and half fighters.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Zuiho’s 1944 disruptive camouflage scheme is missing.
• Zuiho’s actual aircraft loadout was six A5Ms, six A6M2s and twelve B5N torpedo bombers. At Guadalcanal, she carried eighteen A6M2s and six B5Ns. In mid-1943, her air group consisted of eighteen Zeros and eight Aichi D3A dive bombers. In June 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, she carried six A6M5s, fifteen A6M2s, six B5N2s and three B6N1s. Finally, at Leyte Gulf where Zuiho was sunk, she carried twelve A6M5s and five B6N1s.
• The blue fuselage stripes on the A6M2 denotes an aircraft from the carrier Hiryu, while the red fuselage stripe on the B5N2 is from Akagi; Zuiho's aircraft had triple white stripes, though these were removed by early 1943.

Historical Gallery

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  Shōhō anchored in Yokosuka, 20 December 1941.

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  Shōhō suffers a torpedo hit during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 7 May 1942.

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  Zuihō during the Battle of Cape Engaño, October 1944.

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  Artist's rendering of Shōhō in 1942.

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  Zuihō underway at sea, 1944.

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  Stock photo of aircraft carrier Zuihō.

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  Zuihō anchored in port, 1944.

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  Basic scheme of Zuihō in 1944.

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