Implacable

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Aircraft Carrier | U.K. | Tier VIII

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11,500,000

Implacable — British Tier VIII aircraft сarrier.

The most advanced British aircraft carrier of World War II. She was inferior to her foreign counterparts of comparable dimensions in terms of the number of aircraft her air group comprised, but boasted a conceptual advantage that enhanced the ship's survivability—an armored flight deck.

Modules

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Implacable (A)	49,300	13	114		8	14/8/12/3/5/8				0	1,200,000
Implacable (B)	52,200	13	114		8	20/3/5/8				27,000	3,000,000

	Speed (knot)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_MED_DAMAGE (HP/min)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_AMMO_AMOUNT	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Firefly	133			2,010		0	600,000
Seafire	136			2,100		18,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Barracuda MkV	5,933	127	2,060		0	600,000
Spearfish	5,933	133	2,150		18,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Barracuda MkV		126	2,130		0	600,000
Spearfish		130	2,230		18,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 148,000 hp	32		0	500,000

Compatible Upgrades

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Player Opinion

Pros:

Attack aircraft are extremely effective against destroyers with their low speed and tighter turn. Despite the smaller size of British flights and squadrons, they are on par with American attack aircraft in terms of their strike capability.
Bombers have the ability to set multiple fires in one pass thanks to their drop pattern.
Torpedo bombers are easy to maneuver and to aim with, granting the possibility to attack multiple times the same target.
Torpedos have a short arming time.
Strong AA suite, making her almost immune to air attack.
With the exception of her sister-ship Indomitable, she's the only tier VIII aircraft carrier with an armored deck. Shells aimed at the deck are likely to shatter or bounce providing a good resistance when targeted from long range.

Cons:

Citadel is located well above the waterline, taking massive damage when showing the side.
Bombers have low penetration, making them extremely reliant to fires when attacking battleships.
Attack aircraft are painfully slow.
Bad plane recovery time, being second only to Saipan.

Optimal Configuration

Commander Skills

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

Gallery

Historical Info

References

Ships of U.K.

Destroyers	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant • VII Jervis • VII Jupiter '42 • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack • VIII Cossack B • IX Jutland • IX Somme • X Daring • X Druid
Cruisers	I Black Swan • II Weymouth • III Caledon • IV Danae • V Emerald • V Hawkins • V Exeter • VI Leander • VI Devonshire • VI London • VI Dido • VI Orion '44 • VII Fiji • VII Surrey • VII Belfast • VIII Edinburgh • VIII Albemarle • VIII Cheshire • VIII Tiger '59 • VIII Belfast '43 • VIII Hampshire • VIII Nottingham • VIII AL Cheshire • VIII STAR Edinburgh • IX Neptune • IX Drake • X Monmouth • X Minotaur • X Goliath • X Plymouth • X Gibraltar • X Defence • ★ Edgar
Battleships	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Duke of Bronte • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
Aircraft Carriers	IV Hermes • VI Furious • VI Ark Royal • VIII Implacable • VIII Indomitable • VIII Colossus • X Audacious • X Malta • ★ Eagle

Aircraft Carriers

Japan	IV Hōshō • VI Ryūjō • VIII Shōkaku • VIII Kaga • VIII Kaga B • X Hakuryū • ★ Sekiryu
U.K.	IV Hermes • VI Furious • VI Ark Royal • VIII Implacable • VIII Indomitable • VIII Colossus • X Audacious • X Malta • ★ Eagle
France	VI Béarn
U.S.S.R.	IV Komsomolets • VI Serov • VIII Pobeda • VIII Chkalov • VIII Chkalov B • X Admiral Nakhimov
U.S.A.	IV Langley • VI Independence • VI Ranger • VIII Yorktown • VIII Lexington • VIII Enterprise • VIII Saipan • VIII Hornet • VIII Saipan B • X Essex • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt • ★ United States
Germany	IV Rhein • VI Weser • VI Erich Loewenhardt • VIII August von Parseval • VIII Graf Zeppelin • VIII Graf Zeppelin B • X Manfred von Richthofen • X Max Immelmann
Pan-Asia	VIII Sanzang
Spain
Europe
Netherlands
Italy	VIII Aquila
Commonwealth
Pan-America

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-''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is a ship that is thought to be inferior to her Japanese and American counterparts. In some areas this is definitely true, her being extremely reliant on DoT effects and MM (matchmaking), but she also, like the other U.K. ships, possesses enough versatility to make her able to stand up to her foreign competitors.
-With 6 rocket planes, 8 torpedo bombers and 6 level bombers per attacking flight, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has substantially fewer planes than her counterparts. This is a serious shortcoming, as this means that despite the high hit point pool per individual plane, the plane squadrons will have a lower overall health than even [[Shokaku]]. Like most of the British aircraft carriers, the plane restoration time is nothing special and any blunders such as flying into a fighter squadron or into an AA aegis will greatly decrease ''{{#var:ship_name}}'''s effectiveness, especially nearer to the end of the game. Having fewer planes also greatly decreases her attack potential, since fewer payloads can be dropped and since the damage per torpedo and bomb is very low, the torpedoes being second only to [[August von Parseval]] and the maximum bomb damage being the absolute lowest among the tier 8 carriers. The rockets have poor penetration and are only of any use against the softest destroyers, the torpedoes are of such low damage and speed that although they could be used on cruisers and battleships, even the lumbering [[Großer Kurfürst]] can even dodge them and if hit, take extremely superficial damage, and the level bombers are highly dependent on fires and will struggle to even get you a single "Penetration" ribbon on battleships. They are only any good against cruisers as even the destroyers can dodge the bombs. Once you select and launch your planes, you have to commit to the attack on that one ship, otherwise you will fail to do anything other than give the enemy "Aircraft shot down" ribbons, making you a sitting duck for enemy ships.
-On the upside, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is able to attack all ship types well (if you choose the correct bombs to use) and the level bombers, unlike the other nations' bombers, are relatively easier to use. They are effective on cruisers, especially those with low maneuverability.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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 * Torpedos have a short arming time.
 * Strong AA suite, making her almost immune to air attack.
-* With the exception of her sister-ship [[Indomitable]], she's the only tier VIII aircraft carrier with an armored deck. Shells aimed at the deck are likely to shatter or bounce providing a good resistance when targeted. However, this leaves her vulnerable to shell penetrations instead of overpens.
+* With the exception of her sister-ship [[Indomitable]], she's the only tier VIII aircraft carrier with an armored deck. Shells aimed at the deck are likely to shatter or bounce providing a good resistance when targeted from long range.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
 * Citadel is located well above the waterline, taking massive damage when showing the side.
-* Bombers have low penetration, making them extremely reliant on fires when attacking battleships.
+* Bombers have low penetration, making them extremely reliant to fires when attacking battleships.
 * Attack aircraft are painfully slow.
 * Bad plane recovery time, being second only to [[Saipan]].
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 |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
-{{Commander Skills 2
+{{Commander Skills 3 CV
-<!-- This version enables a '0' rating. Use it for skills that have no effect (e.g. SSE on a CV) or are detrimental to the ship - not because you don't like it. For those just leave it blank. -->
+<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
-| rating11 = 1 <!-- Priority Target -->
+| rating11 =  <!-- Last Gasp -->
-| rating12 = 0 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
+| rating12 = 2 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
-| rating13 = 0 <!-- Expert Loader -->
+| rating13 =  <!-- Engine Techie -->
-| rating14 = 3 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
+| rating14 = 2 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
 | rating15 =  <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
-| rating16 = 3 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
+| rating16 =  <!-- Search and Destroy -->
-| rating17 = 0 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating18 = 2 <!-- Last Gasp -->
-| rating21 =  <!-- High Alert -->
+| rating21 =  <!-- Torpedo Bomber -->
-| rating22 =  <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
+| rating22 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
-| rating23 = 0 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
+| rating23 = 2 <!-- Improved Engines -->
-| rating24 = 2 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
+| rating24 =  <!-- Repair Specialist -->
-| rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
+| rating25 =  <!-- Secondary Armament Expert -->
-| rating26 = 3 <!-- Improved Engines -->
+| rating26 =  <!-- Patrol Group Leader -->
-| rating27 =  <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating28 = 0 <!-- Last Stand -->
-| rating31 =  <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
+| rating31 =  <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
-| rating32 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert-->
+| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition -->
-| rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
+| rating33 = 2 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| rating34 = 3 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
+| rating34 = 2 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
-| rating35 = 1 <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
+| rating35 = 2 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
-| rating36 =  <!-- Superintendent -->
+| rating36 =  <!-- Interceptor -->
-| rating37 = 3 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| rating38 = 0 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating41 = 0 <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
+| rating41 = 2 <!-- Bomber Flight Control -->
-| rating42 =  <!-- Fire Prevention -->
+| rating42 =  <!-- Proximity Fuse -->
-| rating43 = 0 <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
+| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Expert -->
-| rating44 = 2 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
+| rating44 = 2 <!-- Enhanced Aircraft Armor -->
-| rating45 =  <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
+| rating45 =  <!-- Hidden Menace -->
-| rating46 = 0 <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
+| rating46 =  <!-- Enhanced Reactions -->
-| rating47 = 0 <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
-| rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
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