Aircraft

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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 (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 and Chkalov do not carry attack aircraft.

Battleship Kearsarge also carries attack aircraft.

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.

Battleship Ise and cruiser Tone also 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 most 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 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 and Max Immelmann 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

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.^[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.

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. 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.

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 surface and attack depth. To make up for their lack of standard depth charges, some battleships and cruisers have access to ASW planes.

Ships and Their Aircraft Weapons

Ship Type	Nation or Ship	Rockets	Bombs	Skip Bombs	Torpedoes	Airstrike
Aircraft Carrier	USA, UK, Kaga, Kaga B, Sanzang	HE	HE	--	yes	--
Aircraft Carrier	Japan, Graf Zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin B, Enterprise	HE	AP	--	yes	--
Aircraft Carrier	Germany	AP	AP	--	yes	--
Aircraft Carrier	USSR	HE	--	HE	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	--	--	--
Battleship	Ise	--	--	--	yes	--
Cruiser	Tone	--	--	--	yes	--
Battleship	Kearsarge	HE	--	--	--	--
Cruiser	Netherlands (Tiers VI–X)	--	--	--	--	HE bombs

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. With the skill rework in Update 0.10.0 this radius can be increased.

List of carrier-based aircraft (Wikipedia)

From World of Warships News:

Naval Legends: Essex Aircraft Nov. 2015
Naval Legends - Aviation: Part 1 Nov. 2017
Naval Legends - Aviation: Part 2 Nov. 2017
USSR Reconnaissance Aircraft June 2018
Naval Aviation: How to Set a Plane on Floats (Naval Aviation 2) July 2018
Naval Aviation: A Shift from Second to Third-Generation Fighter Aircraft (Naval Aviation 3) Aug. 2018
Great Britain: The Shift from Second to Third-Generation Fighter Aircraft (Naval Aviation 4) Sep. 2018
Naval Aviation: From the Second to Third Generation of Fighter Aircraft of the USA (Naval Aviation 5) Sep. 2018
Naval Aviation: The Shift from Second to Third-Generation Fighter Aircraft in Japan (Naval Aviation 6) Nov. 2018
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. With the skill rework in Update 0.10.0 this radius can be increased.

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 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.
-=== Ships and Their Aircraft Weapons===
+== Automated Aircraft ==
+Two of the aircraft types in World of Warships are not controlled by the player.
+=== Fighters ===
+[[File:Consumable PCY012 FighterPremium.png|frameless|left|link=]]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.<ref>See [[Ship:Update_0.8.0.3|Update_0.8.0.3]]. With the skill rework in Update 0.10.0 this radius can be increased.</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 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.
+==== Interceptors ====
+[[File:Consumable PCY035 CallFighters Upgrade.png|frameless|left|link=]] '''Interceptors''' are a type of Patrol Fighter consumable.  Patrol Fighters are converted to Interceptors by mastering the <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Interceptor|Interceptor]]</u> 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 <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Direction_Center_for_Fighters|Direction Center for Fighters]]</u> 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:
+* <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Search_and_Destroy|Search and Destroy]]</u> &ndash; 10% larger patrol radius.
+* <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Patrol_Group_Leader|Patrol Group Leader]]</u> &ndash; +1 charge to the consumable.
+* <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Enhanced_Reactions|Enhanced Reactions]]</u> &ndash; very quick counter-attack, longer action time, but slower arrival time.<br /><br />
+The <u>Consumables Specialist</u> skill improves the turn-around time of all catapult aircraft.
+=== 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 (1.2 km for USN ships).<br /><br />The cruiser commander skill <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#C_Eye_in_the_Sky|Eye in the Sky]]</u> makes the use of spotting aircraft more reactive.
+== Land-Based Aircraft ==
+Land-based aggressor aircraft appear in several [[Ship:Scenarios|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]]''.
+=== 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 surface and attack depth. To make up for their lack of standard depth charges, [[Ship:Submarines_in_Ranked_and_Co-op_Battles_in_2021#Ships_with_anti-submarine_weapons|some battleships and cruisers]] have access to ASW planes.
+== Ships and Their Aircraft Weapons ==
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-== Automated Aircraft ==
-Two of the aircraft types in World of Warships are not controlled by the player.
-=== Fighters ===
-[[File:Consumable PCY012 FighterPremium.png|frameless|left|link=]]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.<ref>See [[Ship:Update_0.8.0.3|Update_0.8.0.3]]. With the skill rework in Update 0.10.0 this radius can be increased.</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 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.
-==== Interceptors ====
-[[File:Consumable PCY035 CallFighters Upgrade.png|frameless|left|link=]] '''Interceptors''' are a type of Patrol Fighter consumable.  Patrol Fighters are converted to Interceptors by mastering the <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Interceptor|Interceptor]]</u> 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 <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Direction_Center_for_Fighters|Direction Center for Fighters]]</u> 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:
-* <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Search_and_Destroy|Search and Destroy]]</u> &ndash; 10% larger patrol radius.
-* <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Patrol_Group_Leader|Patrol Group Leader]]</u> &ndash; +1 charge to the consumable.
-* <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#A_Enhanced_Reactions|Enhanced Reactions]]</u> &ndash; very quick counter-attack, longer action time, but slower arrival time.<br /><br />
-The <u>Consumables Specialist</u> skill improves the turn-around time of all catapult aircraft.
-=== 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 (1.2 km for USN ships).<br /><br />The cruiser commander skill <u>[[Ship:List_of_Commander_Skills#C_Eye_in_the_Sky|Eye in the Sky]]</u> makes the use of spotting aircraft more reactive.
-== Land-Based Aircraft ==
-Land-based aggressor aircraft appear in several [[Ship:Scenarios|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]]''.
-=== 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 surface and attack depth. To make up for their lack of standard depth charges, [[Ship:Submarines_in_Ranked_and_Co-op_Battles_in_2021#Ships_with_anti-submarine_weapons|some battleships]] have access to ASW planes.
 == Air-to-Air Combat ==

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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