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Aircraft Carrier | U.S.A. | Tier VII

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Purchase price9500

Hit Points44 600

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VII

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[[Ship:Saipan (< 23.01.2019)|Saipan (< 23.01.2019)]] — American Tier VII aircraft сarrier.

A high-speed light aircraft carrier based on the Baltimore-class cruiser. Despite relatively small dimensions, the ship carried a rather powerful air group and was armed with numerous AA artillery. She boasted very good armor comparable with the protection of far larger attack aircraft carriers.

Saipan first went on sale on 12 April 2016 on the NA servers, and on 13 April 2016 on the EU servers.

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 ()
Saipan	44 600	6	152			15/11/4				0	0

	Cruise Speed (knot)	Average Damage per Second (HP/min)	Loadout	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
F8F Bearcat	176			1660		0	0

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Cruise Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
BTD Destroyer	10 167	155	20		0	0

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Cruise Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
BTD Destroyer		155	20		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsión: 120 000 CV	33		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Player Opinion

Performance

Befitting her premium status, Saipan is a bit of an anomaly among American aircraft carriers. She defies the all-or-nothing loadout concept of other American carriers to have both anti-air and anti-surface capabilities. In addition, she has uncharacteristically small squadron sizes of 3 for her fighters and torpedo bombers (but 8 planes for her dive bombers) in order to balance the fact that, at Tier VII, she carries the stock aircraft of the Tier X American carrier, Midway. As such, her strike squadrons can outrun most fighter squadrons they encounter, and her fighters can quickly pounce on any aircraft they see. Moreover, the high speeds of her strike aircraft minimize the time spent on the approach and pull back, lowering their chances of getting shot down by enemy ships' AA (their high durability helps too). While her hangar capacity of 48 might seem rather lackluster, it's not a major issue except for the dive bombers due to their large squadron size.

It is generally recommended to use the torpedo bomber loadout as opposed to the dive bomber loadout. While having 1000-pound bombs one tier earlier than the regular tech tree in a large squadron of 8 is amazing (when all hit), dive bombing is still very random; torpedo bombing will generate more reliable damage results. Furthermore, Saipan is the only American carrier to have the converging torpedo pattern for its manual drop; combined with fast aircraft, it's fairly easy to hit all 6 torpedoes on battleships and even snipe destroyers. Losing one squadron of planes is no big deal with the torpedo bomber loadout; their small squadron sizes means that you can repeatedly re-form destroyed squadrons without worrying too much about running out of planes like Independence. Having one more squadron of fighters in the air with the dive bomber loadout does not make up for the loss in strike capability, and your fighters will still be overwhelmed by the larger squadrons of enemy fighters they encounter.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Saipan from the NA forums

Pros:

Good speed allows her to quickly re-position or keep a distance from the enemy.
Powerful anti-aircraft suite.
Blisteringly fast and powerful aircraft.
Short aircraft servicing times (due to the small number of planes in each squadron).
Both loadouts have anti-air and anti-surface capabilities.
Fearsome dive bomber potential, with 8 aircraft in a squadron armed with 1000-pound bombs.
Only American carrier to have more than 1 torpedo squadron.
Has the Japanese converging pattern for torpedo squadrons' manual drop due to only having 3 planes instead of 6 in a squadron.

Cons:

Like Independence, she gets detected more easily from the air than from the surface.
No secondary armament.
Lousy rudder shift time.
Unable to utilize both torpedo and dive bombers together in either loadouts.
Fighters have low ammo count, hindering their ability to stay on the battlefield.
Small squadron size means that fighters are easily overwhelmed.
Torpedo squadrons only have 3 planes each, hindering their burst damage potential (like IJN carriers).
Despite having 8 planes in a squadron, the larger USN dispersion for the dive bombers still prevents them from doing reliable damage.

Research

As a premium ship, Saipan doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Commander Skills

With regards to commander's skills, the standard suite of carrier-relevant skills applies: Aircraft Servicing Expert is your best place to spend points, followed by a mix of Torpedo Armament Expertise and Torpedo Acceleration (with the torpedo bomber loadout) or Air Superiority (for the dive bomber loadout), plus Basic Firing Training (for extra AA damage per second) or Basics of Survivability (for the rare occasion when you are on fire and Damage Control Party is on cooldown). Dogfighting Expert is not recommended, as Saipan cannot be tiered against opponents where the skill might be useful.

The following information is provided for players who wish to create a permanent captain for the ship. Those players who are retraining captains or using the ship to gain extra experience for a captain should consult the page relevant to the ship to which the captain will be assigned.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns.	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of modules.	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched.	Aircraft Servicing Expert +5% to HP of carrier-based aircraft. -10% to servicing time of carrier-based aircraft. ★★★	Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft +1 catapult aircraft. -20% to the speed of catapult aircraft.	Dogfighting Expert +10% to average damage per second of fighter for each tier of difference between them. +10% to fighters ammunition. ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire.	Evasive Maneuver -20% to detectability of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. +75% to HP of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. -30% to airspeed of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables.	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm.	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. ★★★	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Expert Rear Gunner +10% to average damage per second of self-defense armament for aircraft with rear gunners. ★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★	Survivability Expert +350 HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. -20% to servicing time of torpedo bombers. ★★★	Emergency Takeoff Makes it possible to launch and recover aircraft while the ship is on fire. +100% to aircraft servicing time while aircraft carrier is on fire.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to average damage per second of AA defense. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship.	Demolition Expert +2% to chance of fire on a target caused by a main caliber shell, secondary shell, or bomb.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes.
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -15% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier I-VI ships. -60% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier VII-X ships.	Fire Prevention -7% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -3% to chance of fire on target caused by HE shells.	Air Supremacy +1 fighter per squadron. +1 bomber per squadron. ★★★	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to AA defense firing range. ★★	Manual Fire Control for AA Armament +100% to average damage per second of AA guns with a caliber exceeding 85mm against a designated target.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship (that isn't an aircraft carrier). The enemy player is alerted that a bearing has been taken on their ship.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of destroyers. -12% to the detection radius of cruisers. -14% to the detection radius of battleships. -16% to the detection radius of aircraft carriers. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Saipan comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

As a carrier, Saipan can only mount at most four signals at a time and has no risk of detonating. As a premium carrier, players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London (for further Free XP grinding / increased XP gain per battle), Zulu Hotel (when coupled with Equal Speed Charlie London greatly helps increase the speed of commander (re)training for a different carrier), November Echo Setteseven (for better bomber self-defense against fighters and increased AA DPS), and Juliet Whiskey Unaone (to have a better chance at causing flooding and dealing damage via flooding). Players can also choose to equip the Dragon Flag for faster commander (re)training for the other carrier that the captain is trained on.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
November Echo Setteseven +10% average damage per second of all anti-aircraft mounts. +10% average damage per second of self-defense armament for aircraft with rear gunners. ★★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	India X-Ray +1% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm. +0.5% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber below 160mm. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★★	Victor Lima +1% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm. +0.5% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber below 160mm. +4% chance of flooding (against your ship). ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.
November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when the Repair Party consumable is used.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Economic
Zulu +20% credits earned for the battle. ★★	India Bravo Terrathree -10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle repair.	Equal Speed Charlie London +50% XP earned for the battle. ★★	Zulu Hotel +50% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Papa Papa +300% Free XP earned for the battle.
Special
Wyvern +50% credits earned for the battle.	Red Dragon +100% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle.	Dragon Flag +333% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Ouroboros +777% Free XP earned for the battle.	Hydra +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +250% Free XP earned for the battle.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

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U.S.S.R.	IV Komsomolets • VI Serov • VIII Pobeda • VIII Chkalov • VIII Chkalov B • X Admiral Nakhimov • X Admiral Orlov
Italy	VIII Aquila
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France	VI Béarn
Pan-Asia	VIII Sanzang
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