Hōshō

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Hōshō

Porta-Aviões | Japão | Tier IV

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

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Geral

Preço de Pesquisa11000 xp

Preço de Compra1 000 000

Pontos de Energia31 000

Armamento Secundário #1

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type em uma torreta simples4 х 1 pçs.

Distância Máxima3.5 km.

Taxa de Fogo7.5 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga8 seg.

Projétil HE140 mm HE Type0

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE2 400

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE850 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE10 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

13 mm/76 Type 93 em uma torreta dupla6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo12

. . . Distância Máxima1.2 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima25 nós

Raio da curva740 m.

Tempo de virada do leme11.1 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície8.56 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar6.46 km.

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Hōshō

Porta-Aviões | Japão | Tier IV

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

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Geral

Preço de Pesquisa11000 xp

Preço de Compra1 000 000

Pontos de Energia31 800

Armamento Secundário #1

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type em uma torreta simples4 х 1 pçs.

Distância Máxima3.5 km.

Taxa de Fogo7.5 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga8 seg.

Projétil HE140 mm HE Type0

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE2 400

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE850 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE10 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

25 mm/60 Type 96 em uma torreta dupla6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo16.2

. . . Distância Máxima2.49 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima25 nós

Raio da curva740 m.

Tempo de virada do leme7.9 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície8.56 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar6.46 km.

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1 000 000

Hōshō — Porta-Aviões Japonês Tier IV.

The first vessel in the world to be completed as a purpose-built aircraft carrier. This ship was moderately sized and could carry a small air group. For her size, she was armed with an impressive artillery setup and had decent speed and maneuverability.

Módulos

	Pontos de Energia (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Torres Principais (pcs.)	Torres Secundárias de Canhões (pcs.)	AA Montadas (pcs.)	Tubos de Torpedos (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Hōshō (A)	31 000	6	20		4	6				0	100 000
Hōshō (B)	31 800	6	20		4	6				3 000	250 000

	Velocidade (nós)	Dano Médio por Segundo (HP/min)	Carregamento	Pontos de Energia (HP)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
A4N	108	0	0	1 150		0	50 000

	Dano Máximo de Torpedo (HP)	Velocidade (nós)	Pontos de Energia (HP)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
B4Y Jean	5 800	97	1 380		0	50 000

	Dano Máximo de Bomba (HP)	Velocidade (nós)	Pontos de Energia (HP)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
D1A Susie	2 500	98	1 360		0	50 000

	Velocidade Máxima (nós)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Propulsão: 30.000 hp	25		0	40 000

Atualizações Compatíveis

Slot 1
Slot 2

Opinião dos Jogadores

Performance

Aviso. Os dados apresentados na seção de "Defesa AA" na barra lateral podem estar incorretos.
Para uma relação gráfica dos navios de Tiers VIII a XI veja "Actual AA DPS", feita por LittleWhiteMouse (em inglês).

The first aircraft carrier players working up the Japanese tech tree gain access to, Hōshō provides players an introduction to IJN's carrier line. In general, players can expect Attack Aircraft with great accuracy but a relatively small payload, Dive bombers with high potential damage and relatively stealthy Torpedo Bombers.

Attack Aircraft:

Like most Japanese carriers their attack aircraft carry hard hitting rockets and have reasonable accuracy that allows them to be used to hunt destroyers effectively as well as trolling cruisers and battleships. However they only launch 6 rockets per attack run, and a squadron can only attack twice. Attack aircraft should be used as much as possible when low on torpedo bombers.

Torpedo Bombers:

Torpedo bombers are the star of the show like many Japanese carriers and can deal large amounts of damage to targets in a short amount of time, they have very good concealment that allows them to surprise enemy ships or give them little reaction time as they come closer to be attacked. They also sport reasonable speed that allows them to balance the low health pool of planes. These type of planes should be used to the maximum because they are the most reliable way to help support allied ships.

Dive Bombers:

Unlike British and American carriers, Japanese ones carry AP bombs that have good potentials of citadeling ships and cause large amounts of damage to targets as long as they hit the citadel. However when bombs do not hit the citadel they deal low damage. It is recommended to use torpedo bombers and attack aircraft more frequently because they can get a reliable amount of damage than dive bombers do.

Tips:

It is recommended to start with attack aircraft in the the beginning of the battle as spotting destroyers and other ships are important for other allied ships to plan ahead of what to do. When using torpedo bombers use 2/3 of the squadron so then you can save planes and attack at least twice. Torpedo bombers should be used as much as possible as they also are a threat to destroyers, attack aircraft should be used when needed. Players must learn to balance risk and reward when committing to an attack. Attack runs on targets that are either isolated or have weak AA defense is advised due to the relatively low risk involved. Players should also only call back their aircraft (f key by default) when they are safely outside AA bubbles in order to ensure they don't get shot down along the way.

Prós:

• Hosho's attack aircraft are quite accurate like most Japanese carriers.
• Torpedo and dive bombers have reasonable speed that allows them to attack often.
• Torpedo bombers can land up to 29,000 damage on enemy ships when using entire squadron and no plane is lost.
• Torpedo bombers and attack aircraft are effective against all ship type.
• Its torpedo aircraft boast more potential damage (5800 vs 3500) and higher stealth (7.5 km vs 10 km) compared to its American counterpart Langley
• Powerful propulsion that produce reasonable speed that allows her to keep up with the team.
• Good concealment for ship and planes.

Contras:

• Attack aircraft are only launch 6 rockets every attack run and can only attack twice (each aircraft are armed with 2 rockets, and 3 planes participate in each run).
• Torpedo bomber squadron has 5 planes and only one of them attack in a attack run meaning that a few will get shot down as they stay in AA auras.
• AP-bombs are treated as AP shells on a regular ship, and can over-penetrate or ricochet.
• Hosho is largely unarmored. HE shells will cause citadel hits and large amounts of damage even from destroyers.

Pesquisar

Hosho has only 1 upgrade, its B hull, which provides it with better AA, maneuverability and a slight increase in health.

1. Hosho (B) Hull

Melhor Configuração

Atualizações

The recommended upgrades for Hōshō are:

• Slot 1: Predefinição:Air Groups Modification 1
• Slot 2: Predefinição:Damage Control System Modification 1

Habilidades de Comandante

Players should emphasize increasing the HP of their planes as they have low health.

Consumíveis

Hōshō has access to the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  unlimited
• Slot 2: CAP Fighter  4

All aircraft carrier consumables are automatically activated.

Attack Aircraft:

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  3

Torpedo Bombers:

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2

Bombers:

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2

Sinais

As a carrier, Hōshō can only mount at most four signals at a time and has no risk of detonating. Players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London (), Zulu Hotel (), and Juliet Whiskey Unaone (). However, Juliet Whiskey Unaone is not highly recommended if the player wishes to conserve the signal for later tiers.

Sinais de Combate Recomendados
Juliet Charlie -100% de risco de detonação do pente do seu navio.	India Yankee -20% para a duração do incêndio.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% para a duração da inundação.	Hotel Yankee -20% de dano recebido ao colidir com o inimigo. +50% de dano causado ao colidir com o inimigo.	Victor Lima +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. +0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +4% de chance de Inundar.	India X-Ray +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. <br+0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +5% de risco de detonar.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% de chance de causar inundação. +5% de risco de detonar. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% para o alcance máximo de tiro das baterias secundárias. -5% para a dispersão máxima dos projéteis da bateria secundária. -5% para o tempo de recarga das baterias secundárias.	November Echo Setteseven +5% de dano contínuo de todos os canhões AA. +5% de dano por segundo no raio de explosão dos projéteis atirados dos canhões AA de médio e longo alcance.	Sierra Mike +5% para a velocidade máxima do navio. ★	November Foxtrot -5% para o tempo de recarga de todos os consumíveis.	India Delta +20% para a quantidade de HP que pode ser restaurada quando o consumível Equipe de Reparos é usado.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% de tempo de ação do Gerador de Fumaça.	Sierra Bravo +10% de tempo de ação da Busca Hidroacústica -10% no tempo de recarga do Fogo Defensivo AA.
Notas:
Legenda: ★★★ - Extremamente Útil       ★★ - Frequentemente Útil       ★ - Ocasionalmente Útil      Sem estrelas - Não é Útil

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Informações Históricas

Hosho, 1924

Construction

Builder: Asano Shipbuilding Company; Yokohama, Japan

Laid down: 16 December 1920

Launched: 13 November 1921

Builder: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka, Japan

Completed: 10 January 1922

Commissioned: 27 December 1922

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Specifications

Displacement: 7,470 tons, standard

Length: 168.1m

Beam: 17.9m

Draft: 6.17m

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Machinery

8 Kampon boilers, 2 Parsons turbines

2,695 tons of fuel oil; 940 tons of coal

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Performance

26 knots at 30,000 shaft horsepower

8,680 nautical miles at 12 knots

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Armament

Secondary

Four (4 x 1) 140mm/50 3rd Year Type

Anti-Aircraft

Two (2 x 1) 80mm/40 3rd Year Type

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Aircraft

Total

15 aircraft

Fighters

Nine (9) Mitsubishi 1MF

Torpedo Bombers

Six (6) Mitsubishi B1M3

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Complement

550 men

Hosho underway shortly after completion, December 1922.

Design

First considered in the 1918 Naval shipbuilding programme, Hosho was to be built as a seaplane carrier, akin to HMS Campania. Although the keel was laid down, this plan was soon revised after Japanese naval attachés observed the desirable characteristics of HMS Furious, such as close to 30 knots of speed and more than 35 onboard aircraft. Not to be left behind, Hosho was proposed to become a full aircraft carrier with similar capabilities.

As Japan’s first purpose-built carrier, her design was based of a converted cruiser hull, which limited her tonnage to under 8,000 tonnes and no armour to speak of. For propulsion, eight boilers fed to two turbines, generating 30,000 shaft horsepower, which in speed trials pushed the vessel to 26 knots. For a ship of her size, she had an impressive range of above 8,000 nautical miles. Unique to Hosho, she carried an onboard gyro-stabilizer to reduce rolling during rough seas.

As a purpose-built carrier, Hosho had a full, unobstructed flight deck that was slightly tilted down to aid aircraft acceleration. Originally built, Hosho had an island superstructure on the starboard side, which held the bridge and aircraft control center. Hosho’s two hangars were designed to house different aircraft. The smaller, forward hanger housed fighters, while the rear, larger hangar housed bombers. Originally built, Hosho’s aircraft complement was 15 aircraft, split between fighters and torpedo bombers.

For close-in defence, Hosho was armed with four 140mm naval guns, which were considered to be a heavy battery for a ship of this tonnage, at that time. Carrier doctrine was non-existent at this time, and so designers considered artillery combat a possibility with aircraft carriers. Conversely, not much was considered for anti-aircraft defense; she was originally armed with two 80mm high-angle guns, positioned near the back of the ship.

Throughout her carrier, Hosho underwent some modifications. The most significant change was in 1924, when the island was deleted and the funnels were moved to the side of the ship, in order to provide an unobstructed flight deck. Furthermore, the funnels could swivel to lie horizontally, to eject gasses away from the deck. Her AA armament, seen to be ineffective was replaced with various numbers of 25mm cannons throughout the War. Finally, in late 1944, Hosho’s flight deck was extended to make landings easier.

Aircraft Carrier Hosho was laid down in 16 December 1920 by the Asano Shipbuilding Company, and launched 13 November 1921. She was completed at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 10 January 1922.

Service

Commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 27 December 1922, Hosho spent the first few years of her service life laying the foundation and groundwork for the budding Japanese carrier doctrine. This is when her first major reconstruction occurred, in order to better accommodate aircraft handling operations.

With tensions rising in China in the early 1930s, Hosho – along with the rest of the Third Fleet – was stationed near Shanghai and covered Japanese operations through February and March. She was the first IJN ship to conduct aerial operations; mainly in the way of air-superiority, bomber escort, and airfield raids.

From late 1935 to early 1936, Hosho was spending time in the dockyards after suffering damage from a typhoon while undergoing a training sortie with the Fourth Fleet. The entire first half of the flight deck had to be rebuilt and reinforced after the original one collapsed and had to be cut away. Also while in the dockyards, measures were taken to decrease her top weight; funnels permanently swiveled horizontally, aircraft crane and upper deck aviation fuel tanks were deleted.

Hosho was stationed back in China with the Third Fleet after the Second Sino-Japanese War commenced in the late 1930s. During the summer of 1937, Hosho’s air groups were tasked with bomber interdiction and close-air support to assist the Imperial Japanese Army operations near Shanghai. By autumn of 1937, Hosho, along with Ryujo, operated off the south China coast conducting further raids against Chinese airfields.

By the winter, she was relegated to reserve status and transferred her aircraft to Ryujo. Although out-dated, the Navy realized her service life could be extended as a training carrier, and as such modifications were made by late 1939.

When the Second World War commenced, Hosho was pressed into service as secondary air-defence for the Main Body of Battleships for the Combined Fleet for not only the raid on Pearl Harbor, but Midway as well. With the Japanese defeat, Hosho returned to mainland Japan to resume training duties.

In order to service the larger and more modern aircraft that were coming into service in late 1944, Hosho had her flight deck enlarged, and new aircraft handling gear installed. She dutifully trained new pilots until the end of the war.

Her only postwar duties of note were repatriation efforts; ferrying Japanese servicemen and civilians back home from their stations overseas, until 1947, when Hosho was decommissioned and scrapped.

Galeria Histórica

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1922.

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1924.

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1936.

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  Hosho’s external appearance in 1945.

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  Hosho stationed in Shanghai.

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  Kaga and Hosho during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Referências

1. Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō - Wikipedia
2. Stille, M., Bryan, T. (2005) Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers: 1921-45. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd.
3. *Chesneau, R., Gardiner, R. (1980). Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships, 1922-1946. London, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
4. *Sha, S. K. (1964). Japanese Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers: Vol 2. London, UK: Macdonald & Co. Ltd.

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