Welcome to Wargaming.net Wiki!
Variants
/
/
PASA012 Lexington 1944

PASA012 Lexington 1944

Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 10:23, 8 April 2016
historical accuracy
← Older edit
Revision as of 12:08, 10 April 2016
Newer edit →
Line 17:Line 17:
  
 '''Cons:''' '''Cons:'''
?* Very easy to detect, more easily than Essex or Midway in fact.+* Very easy to detect at 17.5 km
 * Strike planes can be eaten by enemy AA at high tiers, particularly cruiser AA. * Strike planes can be eaten by enemy AA at high tiers, particularly cruiser AA.
?* Most of the air wing is taken up by fighters when the Air Superiority loadout is used.+* Most of the air wing is taken up by fighters when the Air Superiority loadout is used, leaving very few damage potential to enemy ships
?* Bad agility despite good speed+* Bad rudder shift time and turning circle radius
?* Glass armor, allowing even the smallest shells to penetrate and deal damage.+* Glass armor
 * Secondaries are unreliable since you will be shot at way before the secondaries can even fire. * Secondaries are unreliable since you will be shot at way before the secondaries can even fire.
  

Revision as of 12:08, 10 April 2016





<value_unset_error>

Ship_PASA012_Lexington_1944.png
Overview
0 Credits.png Cost
Hit Points
Mobility
kt Max Speed
s Rudder Shift Time
m Turn Radius
Armor
- mm Hull Armor
- mm Citadel Armor
- mm Deck Armor
- mm Extremities Armor
Primary Armament
Guns
Secondary Armament
Guns
Torpedoes
Torpedoes
Aircrafts
Recon Squadrons
Visibility
km Aerial Detection Range
km Surface Detection Range


<value_unset_error>

Modules


Compatible Equipment


Player Opinion

Performance

The lexington is a strong aircraft carrier which is located at tier 8. It has the really strong AA which can decimate entire squads of enemy planes but it should not have to be trusted for that because AA wouldn't always save you so you have 2 squads of strong fighters which can hold tier own with tier 9 planes.The Lexington is a huge ship but it is fast with a max speed of 33.6 knots but it has horrible turning speed which is understandable for a carrier. Its huge size also causes it to be detected by the enemy easy so it should be protected by your teammates. The Lexington has a strong wing of aircraft but it only has 72 planes which should be used wisely as high tier AA eats your planes if you are not careful. The Lexington has okay secondary guns but as most secondaries are inaccurate and should not be trusted to defend the carrier from ships/


Pros:

  • Excellent AA
  • Strong fighters
  • Has a lot of planes
  • Matches the same speeds as cruisers of that tier.
  • Strike planes will demolish most ships with a well-placed strike.

Cons:

  • Very easy to detect at 17.5 km
  • Strike planes can be eaten by enemy AA at high tiers, particularly cruiser AA.
  • Most of the air wing is taken up by fighters when the Air Superiority loadout is used, leaving very few damage potential to enemy ships
  • Bad rudder shift time and turning circle radius
  • Glass armor
  • Secondaries are unreliable since you will be shot at way before the secondaries can even fire.


Early Research

1. Always buy Vought F4U fighters upgrades first.

2. Hull upgrade to increase AA and protection

3. Upgrade to Grumman TBF

4. Upgrade to Douglas SBD2


Historical Info

The Lexington-class aircraft carriers were a pair of aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy (USN) during the 1920s. The ships were built on hulls originally laid down as battlecruisers after World War I, but under the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, all U.S. battleship and battlecruiser construction was cancelled. The Treaty, however, allowed two of the unfinished ships to be converted to carriers. They were the first operational aircraft carriers in the USN and were used to develop carrier aviation tactics and procedures before World War II in a series of annual exercises.


They proved extremely successful as carriers and experience with the Lexington class convinced the Navy of the value of large carriers. They were the largest aircraft carriers in the USN until the Midway-class aircraft carriers were completed beginning in 1945. The ships served in World War II, seeing action in many battles. Although Lexington was sunk in the first carrier battle in history (the Battle of the Coral Sea) in 1942, Saratoga served throughout the war, despite being torpedoed twice, notably participating in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in mid-1942 where her aircraft sank the Japanese light carrier Ryūjō. She supported Allied operations in the Indian Ocean and South West Pacific Areas until she became a training ship at the end of 1943. Saratoga returned to combat to protect American forces during the Battle of Iwo Jima in early 1945, but was badly damaged by kamikazes. The continued growth in the size and weight of carrier aircraft made her obsolete by the end of the war. In mid-1946, the ship was sunk during nuclear weapon tests in Operation Crossroads.

Historical Accuracy

Several of the Lexington's historical aircraft, notably the F4F Wildcat, F2A-3 Buffalo, SB2U Vindicator and TBD Devastator, are missing.


Historical Gallery

Destroyers
Cruisers
Battleship
Aircraft Carriers
USA
UK
USSR
Japan


Retrieved from "http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/index.php?title=Ship:PASA012_Lexington_1944&oldid=231398"
Category: