Aircraft

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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 five types of aircraft that can become involved in battles in World of Warships:^[1]

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.

Icons

Aircraft Type	Minimap and HUD Icon ^[2]	Ship UI Icon
Attack Aircraft (AP rockets)
Attack Aircraft (HE rockets)
Torpedo Bombers
High Explosive Bombers
Armor-Piercing Bombers
Fighters
Spotting Aircraft

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 dive 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) warheads. The 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.

Aerial Rocket Data

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 does not carry torpedo bombers.

Aerial Torpedo Data

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 all but Royal Navy carriers, 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 employs this type of bomber.

Level bombers have an aiming system similar to that of Attack Aircraft rockets, and thus are easier to use. Offsetting this, they generally do less damage.

Aerial Bombs

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

Aerial Bomb Data

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.

Carriers and Their Rocket and Bomb Types

Aircraft Carrier	Rockets	Bombs
USA, UK, Kaga, Kaga B, Sanzang	HE	HE
Japan, Graf Zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin B, Enterprise	HE	AP
Germany	AP	AP
Erich Loewenhardt	AP	HE

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.^[3] Patrol fighters last for 60 seconds, allowing them to be used as a passive scouting tool.
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 7.5 km except for the fighters of all German, tier IV and British tier VI carriers. Their fighters have a detectability range of 5 km.

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

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. 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).

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-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?

↑ Other aircraft and dirigibles can be seen in the skies above some Maps. These are decorative and do not become involved in battle.
↑ Minimap and HUD Icons come in a range of attractive colors: Enemy (red, shown) , Team (green) , Division Mate (gold) , One's Own (white) , Penalty (pink) .
↑ See Update_0.8.0.3.

List of carrier-based aircraft (Wikipedia)

From World of Warships News:

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Naval Aviation: A Shift from Second to Third-Generation Fighter Aircraft (Naval Aviation 3) Aug. 2018
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Naval Aviation: From the Second to Third Generation of Fighter Aircraft of the USA (Naval Aviation 5) Sep. 2018
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Naval Legends: US Carrier-Based Aircraft – Part 1 Jan. 2019
Naval Legends: US Carrier-Based Aircraft – Part 2 Jan. 2019

[1] Other aircraft and dirigibles can be seen in the skies above some Maps. These are decorative and do not become involved in battle.

[2] Minimap and HUD Icons come in a range of attractive colors: Enemy (red, shown) , Team (green) , Division Mate (gold) , One's Own (white) , Penalty (pink) .

[3] See Update_0.8.0.3.

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 * '''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 floods, and are best suited against slower, less maneuverable targets.
+* '''Torpedo bombers''' carry air-dropped torpedoes that can cause hull damage and floods, and are best delivered against slower, less maneuverable targets.
-* '''Dive bombers''' carry either high explosive or armor-piercing bombs that are released directly above an enemy vessel, and can be used effectively against most 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 [[Ship:Detection|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.
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 === Icons ===
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; width:300px"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; width:500px"
 |-
-! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 150px" | Plane Type
+! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 200px" | Aircraft Type
-! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 75px" | Minimap and HUD Icon
+! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 150px" | Minimap and HUD <br />Icon <ref>Minimap and HUD Icons come in a range of attractive colors: Enemy (red, shown) [[File:175 plane catapult fighter enemy.png]], Team (green) [[File:177_plane_catapult_fighter ally.png]], Division Mate (gold) [[File:176_plane_catapult_fighter division.png]], One's Own (white) [[File:174_plane_catapult_fighter own.png]], Penalty (pink) [[File:172_plane_catapult_fighter teamkiller.png]].
-! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 75px" | Ship UI Icon
+</ref>
+! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 150px" | Ship UI Icon
 |-
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | Attack Aircraft
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | Attack Aircraft<br />(AP rockets)
-| style="vertical-align:middle" |
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:171 plane fighter enemy AP.png]]
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:Ammo_fighter_ap.png]]
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | Attack Aircraft<br />(HE rockets)
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:169 plane fighter enemy.png]]
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:Ammo Fighter.png]]
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | Torpedo Bombers
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:99 plane torpedo own selected.png]]
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:143 plane torpedo enemy.png]]
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:Torpedo_Squadron.png]]
 |-
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | High Explosive Dive Bombers
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | High Explosive Bombers
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:140_plane_bomber_own_selected.png]]
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:197 plane bomber enemy.png]]
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:HE Bomb Squadron.png]]
 |-
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | Armor-Piercing Dive Bombers
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | Armor-Piercing Bombers
-| style="vertical-align:middle" |
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:196 plane bomber enemy AP.png]]
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:AP Bomb Squadron.png]]
 |-
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | Fighter
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | Fighters
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:100 plane fighter own selected.png]]
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:175 plane catapult fighter enemy.png]]
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:Consumable PCY012 FighterPremium.png]]
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | Spotting Aircraft
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:109_plane_scout_own_selected.png]]
+| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:153 plane scout enemy.png]]
 | style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:Consumable_PCY005_Spotter.png]]
 |}
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 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 ===
+=== [[Ship:Attack_Aircraft|Attack Aircraft]] ===
 [[File:Ammo Fighter.png|frameless|left|link=]]Attack aircraft carry rockets with high explosive (HE) warheads. The 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 [[File:Wows flag USA.png|frameless|20px|link=]] 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 [[File:Wows flag Germany.png|frameless|20px|link=]] 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.
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 === Torpedo Bombers ===
 [[File:Torpedo_Squadron.png|frameless|left|link=]]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]]'' does not have torpedo bombers.
+''[[Indomitable]]'' does not carry torpedo bombers.
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 </div></div></div>
-=== Dive Bombers ===
+=== Bombers ===
-[[File:HE_Bomb_Squadron.png|frameless|left|link=]]Dive bombers are the third and final type of aircraft carried by an aircraft carrier. They come in three forms; HE bombs used by the United States Navy carriers and ''[[Kaga]]'', AP bombs carried on [[File:Wows flag Japan.png|frameless|20px|link=]] Imperial Japanese Navy carriers, ''[[Graf Zeppelin]]'' and ''[[Enterprise]]'', and a high-altitude HE "carpet bomb" found on [[File:Wows flag UK.png|frameless|20px|link=]] Royal Navy carriers.
+[[File:HE_Bomb_Squadron.png|frameless|left|link=]]'''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 &mdash; using the aircraft itself to aim &mdash; before releasing its bomb at low level and pulling out and away.
-The traditional dive bombers found on all but the Royal Navy carriers 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 quite a bit of practice to get right. The payoff is extremely high fire chance and good damage.
+Traditional dive bombers, found on all but Royal Navy carriers, 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.
-The Royal Navy bombers have an aiming system similar to that of Attack Aircraft rockets, and are thus far easier to use.
+==== Level Bombers ====
+Like strategic land bombers, level bombers fly high and level and use a bomb sight to aim. The [[File:Wows flag UK.png|frameless|20px|link=]] Royal Navy employs this type of bomber.
-<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h4>Types of Bombs</h4></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
+Level bombers have an aiming system similar to that of Attack Aircraft rockets, and thus are easier to use.  Offsetting this, they generally do less damage.
-There are two types of bombs available in World of Warships.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; width:815px"
+==== Aerial Bombs ====
-|-
+There are two main types: High Explosive (HE) bombs favored by United States and Royal Navy carriers, and armor-piercing bombs favored by the Imperial Japanese Navy and that Kriegsmarine.
-! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 150px" | Icon
-! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 465px" | Description
-! style="vertical-align:middle; width: 200px" | Nation
-|-
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:HE Bomb Squadron.png]]
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | '''High Explosive Bombers''' drop bombs packed with large amounts of high explosive, with the primary intent of inflicting high amounts of module damage and set fires.  These bombs are capable of inflicting damage against any class of enemy ship: destroyer, cruiser, battleship, or aircraft carrier.
-| style="vertical-align:middle" |  [[File:Wows_flag_Japan.png|50 px|frameless|link=Ship:Ships_of_Japan]] [[File:Wows_flag_USA.png|50 px|frameless|link=Ship:Ships_of_U.S.A.]] [[File:Wows flag UK.png|50 px|frameless|link=Ship:Ships_of_U.K.]]
-|- style="background: #ffd6c1;"
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:AP Bomb Squadron.png]]
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | '''Armor-Piercing Bombers''' drop bombs that are fused specifically to penetrate the extra layers of deck armor found on battleships, as well as some cruisers and aircraft carriers.  While these bombs are capable of inflicting damage against any class of ship, the larger and heavier the ship, the more damage they are likely to inflict (i.e. they do significantly less damage against destroyers than they do against battleships).
-| style="vertical-align:middle" | [[File:Wows_flag_Japan.png|50 px|frameless|link=Ship:Ships_of_Japan]] [[File:Wows_flag_USA.png|50 px|frameless|link=Ship:Ships_of_U.S.A.]] [[File:Wows flag Germany.png|50 px|frameless|link=Ship:Ships_of_Germany]]
-|}
-</div></div></div>
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 ! Bombs
 |-
-| USA, UK, ''[[Kaga]]''
+| USA, UK, ''[[Kaga]]'', ''[[Kaga B]]'', ''[[Sanzang]]''
 | HE
 | HE
 |-
-| Japan, ''[[Enterprise]]'', ''[[Graf Zeppelin]]'', ''[[Graf Zeppelin B]]''
+| Japan, ''[[Graf Zeppelin]]'', ''[[Graf Zeppelin B]]'', ''[[Enterprise]]''
 | HE
 | AP
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 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 1 km for 60 seconds. They will attempt to engage enemy aircraft within their action radius of 3 km.
+* 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.<ref>See [[Ship:Update_0.8.0.3|Update_0.8.0.3]].</ref> Patrol fighters last for 60 seconds, allowing them to be used as a passive scouting tool.
-* 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 1 km for 10 minutes. They will attempt to engage enemy aircraft within their action radius of 3 km.
+* 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 7.5km except for the fighters of all German, tier IV and British tier VI carriers. Their fighters have a detectability range of 5km.
+* The detectability range of all carrier-launched fighters is 7.5 km except for the fighters of all German, tier IV and British tier VI carriers. Their fighters have a detectability range of 5 km.
-The commander skill [[Ship:Commander#List of Support Skills|Direction Center for Fighters]] adds one fighter to Catapult Fighter squadrons and to CAP Fighter squadrons but not to Patrol Fighter squadrons.
+The commander skill [[Ship:Commander#List of Support Skills|Direction Center for Fighters]] for aircraft carriers adds one fighter to CAP Fighter squadrons but not to Patrol Fighter squadrons.
 === Spotting Aircraft ===
-[[File:Consumable_PCY005_Spotter.png|frameless|left|link=]]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. 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.
+[[File:Consumable_PCY005_Spotter.png|frameless|left|link=]]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. 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).
 == Land-Based Aircraft ==
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 == 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.  [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/development/cv8-how-to-play/#consumables The New Aircraft Carriers: How Best to Use Them?]
-'''Adrenalin Rush''' (AR) commander skill increases squadron speed with percent damage taken.  Currently this skill is '''not recommended for carriers''' as each plane lost resets the damage percent to zero. [This skill is currently under review.]
 <references />

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.

Rocket Type	Damage	Armor Penetration	Fire Chance	Deployed Aboard
5-inch FFAR	1,900	27 mm	7%	IV Langley, VI Ranger, VI Independence, 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 Yorktown, VIII Saipan (B), VIII Sanzang, IX Kearsarge, IX Halford, X Midway, X Essex
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	2,200	28 mm	3%	X Taihō
Type 5 No. 6 Mk. 9	3,150	30 mm	14%	X Hakuryu
Type 5 No. 6 Mk. 9	2,850	30 mm	12%	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, X Kommissar
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
HVAR 127 mm	3,400	160 mm	--	VIII Colossus
RP-3 60 lb No2 Mk.I	2,350	28 mm	9%	VIII Implacable, X Audacious, X Malta
RP-3 60 lb No2 Mk.I	2,050	28 mm	8%	XI Eagle
RZ.65	1,150	122 mm	--	VIII Aquila

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 mod. 1	3.0 km	43 knots	3,767	577 m	1.4 km	37%	VI Independence
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 Mod 1	3.5 km	43 knots	5,067	577 m	1.9 km	42%	VIII Yorktown, (stock) VIII Essex (stock)
Torpedo Mk.13-2 Mod 1	3.5 km	43 knots	3,633	577 m	1.9 km	29%	VIII Yorktown
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.13-2 Mod 2	3.5 km	43 knots	6,433	577 m	1.9 km	53%	X Essex
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	6,133	470 m	1.6 km	51%	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 99 No. 80 Mk. 5	6.0 km	50 knots	9,333	671 m	1.6 km	40%	IX Chikuma II
Type 91 mod. 7	6.0 km	50 knots	9,333	671 m	1.6 km	40%	X Hakuryu, X Taihō, XI Sekiryu
Type 91 mod. 8	6.0 km	50 knots	7,500	671 m	1.6 km	41%	XI Sekiryu (Tactical torpedo bombers)
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-V	6.0 km	41 knots	4,667	826 m	1.3 km	40%	VIII Chkalov (B)
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%	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 XII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,200	329 m	1.1 km	45%	VIII Colossus
Mark XVII	2.4 km	35 knots	5,933	470 m	1.3 km	51%	X Audacious (stock)
Mark XIX	2.4 km	35 knots	6,533	470 m	1.3 km	56%	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

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.

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