PJSA017 Hakuryu 1942
kt Max Speed |
s Rudder Shift Time |
m Turn Radius |
- mm Hull Armor |
- mm Citadel Armor |
- mm Deck Armor |
- mm Extremities Armor |
Guns |
Guns |
Torpedoes |
Recon Squadrons |
km Aerial Detection Range |
km Surface Detection Range |
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Compatible Equipment
Player Opinion
Performance
Rightly dubbed as the "Sky Hammer" due to the notion that she can have a lot of squadrons in the air at any given time, the Hakuryu is a battleship's worst nightmare, with special mention to the Yamato which was sunk by aircraft during her very last sortie, as she can field a large number of squadrons, one particular loadout having six strike aircraft at her disposal, to destroy any capital ship or a standard ship in the water. The cost of having a large number of squadrons in the air however is the fact that each squadron has a small air wing than their US counterparts and can be easily destroyed by a very solid AA screen or good fighters that can intercept the planes. The carrier is no slouch when it comes to visibility as being large as she is, she has a rather reasonable concealment value, better than her counterpart the Midway.
Pros
- can put several squadrons into the air at any given time, especially strike aircraft
- carrier itself has good concealment values
- deck does not burn easily
- a daunting thing to be wary of in high tier matches
- fighters are rather sound at their tier
Cons
- squadron has a small air wing which makes it a bit easy to have fighters intercept them
- fighters are still swamped by US fighters in dogfights
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