Hakuryu

The Hakuryu (白竜, "White Dragon") is based on Plan number G15. A modified Daiho-type aircraft carrier of which five ships were planned to be built as successors to the flawed Taiho class. Ships 5021-5025 were to be laid down between 1944-1945 with expected completion dates between 1947 and 1948. The name "Hakuryu" was given to the ship by Wargaming following the Imperial Japanese tradition of naming aircraft carriers after birds or mythological creatures.

Ships 5021-5025 were to be larger, better armed, better protected, and able to carry a larger complement of aircraft; while correcting numerous flaws found in their predecessor's design. The project was delayed after the Battle of Midway; the reason was so construction efforts could be focused on the smaller, easier-to-produce Unryu-class carriers. This delay in the G15 project made it possible to incorporate the lessons learned from the Battle of Midway into the G15 design. Due to the formulation of the third warfare plan in August 1943, the construction of all five G15 vessels was ultimately canceled to concentrate development on the new smaller, less expensive G18 class carriers.

Historical Inaccuracies

• No ship in the Imperial Japanese Navy was ever named Hakuryu.
• Production of the Japanese 40 mm Bofors began in late 1944; Hakuryu was canceled in 1943.
• The Japanese version of the 40 mm Bofors had a defective fuse design, limiting its effective range to ~3.0 km.

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  Blueprints of G15.

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  Illustration of G15.

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.3.1.
• Update 0.3.1.4:
  • The maximum damage of the torpedoes was reduced to 8,567.
  • In the strike composition, the torpedo bombers were replaced by dive bombers.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.3.1.5.
• Update 0.4.0:
  • The characteristics of the Flight Control modules and the corresponding squadron compositions were changed:
    • 3 torpedo, 2 bomber, 2 fighter.
    • 3 torpedo, 4 bomber, 1 fighter.
    • 2 torpedo, 2 bomber, 4 fighter.
• Update 0.4.1:
  • The characteristics of the Flight Control modules and the corresponding squadron compositions were changed:
    • Flight Control Type 10 mod 2: 3 torpedo bomber, 4 bomber and 1 fighter squadrons to 3 torpedo bomber, 3 bomber and 2 fighter squadrons.
  • The credit and experience earnings were reduced by a value between 5 and 10%.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings were increased by 32%.
  • Credit earnings were increased by 1%.
• Update 0.5.5:
  • Added Defensive AA fire consumable.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • Armor model of the hull was updated.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • Appearance was updated.
• Update 0.6.8:
  • The thickness of the bow and stern armor was reduced from 21 to 19 mm.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Increased number of HP in ship's fore end by 100 points.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • The duration of the Damage Control Party was increased from 5 to 30 s.
  • The fire resistance coefficient was increased to 0.8 on the top hull.
• Update 0.7.2:
  • Players who collected the ships sub-collection of the Yamomoto Isoroku collection were given the opportunity to use an additional permanent camouflage color.
• Update 0.7.3:
  • Added a special space camouflage, Hellcarrier. Could be purchased for 8000 doubloons until the release of Update 0.7.4. Bonuses of the camouflage are the same as the standard permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.7.4:
  • Special space camouflage Hellcarrier was removed from purchase in the camouflage tab.
  • The characteristics of the Flight Control modules and the corresponding squadron compositions were changed:
    • Flight Control Type 10 mod 2: 3 torpedo bomber, 3 bomber and 2 fighter squadrons to 3 torpedo bomber, 2 bomber and 3 fighter squadrons.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Improved the display of thin elements of the exterior customizations.
  • "Enhanced Flight Control and Air Groups" unique upgrade added (6th slot):
    • +5% to aircraft cruise speed.
    • +10% to fighter HP.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • The armor penetration capacity of 100 mm HE shells was increased from 17 mm to 25 mm.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • The Fighter squadron was changed to an Attack squadron:
    • Attack Aircraft per squadron: 12; Attack Aircraft per attack group: 3; Amount of rockets per aircraft: 6.
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • Dive Bomber aircraft per squadron: 12; Dive Bomber aircraft per attack group: 3; Amount of bombs per aircraft: 1.
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • Torpedo Bomber aircraft per squadron: 12; Torpedo Bomber aircraft per attack group: 2; Amount of torpedoes per aircraft: 1 × Type 91 mod. 7
    • Torpedo Bomber aircraft per squadron: 12; Torpedo Bomber aircraft per attack group: 4; Amount of torpedoes per aircraft: 1 × Type 91 mod. 8
  • 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 Hakuryu, refer to this page.
  • Defensive AA Fire consumable was removed.
• Update 0.8.0.1:
  • The Attack Aircraft were changed:
    • Attack Aircraft per squadron was changed from 12 to 9.
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • If during the preparation for the attack, the attack group maneuvers, your aim will not stabilize (aiming cone stops narrowing). And if maneuvering during an attack run, it begins to widen.
    • Torpedo flooding chance reduced by one-half.
    • The attack run preparation was increased.
    • The parameters of the aiming were changed and the angles of the torpedo spread were increased.
    • The speed of aircraft when returning to the aircraft carrier was reduced.
    • The delay before the start of a new attack was increased.
    • Reduced the speed, increased detection radius and arming time of the torpedoes.
    • Fixed a bug where the minimum speed of stock bombers exceeded the minimum speed of researchable bombers.
• Update 0.8.0.3:
  • The Attack Aircraft were changed:
    • The preparation time was increased.
    • Changing direction while during an attack now introduces a aiming penalty.
    • Maneuverability during the preparation for the attack and during the attack run was reduced.
    • The attack time was reduced.
• Update 0.8.1.1:
  • The Torpedo Bombers were changed:
    • The speed of aim reduction while attacking was increased on the Torpedo Bombers B6N Tenzan and B7A Ryusei.
    • The preparation time at the beginning of the attack was reduced from 5 to 4 s on the Torpedo Bombers B6N Tenzan and B7A Ryusei.
    • The number of Torpedo Bombers on the deck at the beginning of the game was increased to two full squadrons.
    • Cooldown of the Repair consumable on the Torpedo Bombers was reduced from 180 to 120 s, and the number of charges increased from 3 to 4.
  • The hitpoints of all stock aircraft were increased to be within 5% of the hitpoints of the researchable aircraft.
• Update 0.8.2:
  • The space camouflage Hellcarrier returned to the game for 8000 doubloons, under the camouflage tab.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The J5N Tenrai Type 91 mod. 8 torpedo bombers were removed.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • The average experience earnings were reduced by 10%.
  • The experience earnings were reduced by 15% for battles ending in Defeats.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the accuracy of the stock Attack Aircraft to be higher than that of the researchable Attack Aircraft.
  • Attack Aircraft rocket damage was reduced from 3,450 to 3,350.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Attack Aircraft rocket damage was reduced from 3,350 to 3,250.
  • The minimum time between attacks for bomber squadrons was increased from 5 to 9 s.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • The chance of fire on the rockets was reduced from 15% to 14%.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • The damage of the AP bombs on both stock and researchable Dive bombers was reduced from 8,500 to 8,200.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The Dive Bombers were changed:
    • The damage on the stock and researchable Dive Bombers was reduced from 8,200 to 6,800.
  • The geometry and textures were improved.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • The Attack Aircraft were changed:
    • The reticle of the Attack Aircraft was rotated 90 degrees.
  • The research cost of the ship was increased from 330,000 to 335,000 experience.
  • "Fuel Injection System" unique upgrade added for purchase in the Research Bureau for 19,200 Research Points (6th slot) with new stats:
    • +15% maximum speed of all aircraft.
    • -20% to duration of Engine Boost.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The Patrol Fighters were changed:
    • The speed of the Patrol Fighters on the researchable hull was increased to 266 knots.
    • The detectability of the Patrol Fighters was increased to 7.5 km.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • The Attack Aircraft were changed:
    • Added a delay before launching rockets, displayed by machine gun fire.
    • Length of delay: 4.0 s.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.1:
  • Changes to the "Fuel Injection System" unique upgrade:
    • Bonus to maximum squadron speed reduced from +15 to +12.5%.
    • Penalty to engine boost action time increased from -20 to -30%.
• Update 12.2:
  • Fixed the position of aircraft on the deck.
• Update 12.8:
  • Fixed textures for the ship.
• Update 12.9:
  • Fixed textures and models for the ship.
• Update 12.10:
  • Improved the visual details of the armor layout for the ship.