USS Hornet - American Tier VIII Premium Aircraft Carrier 1941

One of the Yorktown-class carriers warships with well-balanced characteristics that predetermined the evolution of this ship type in the U.S. Navy during the 1940s.

 

USS Hornet Commemorative Flag (Not in-game flag)

USS Hornet (CV-8) served for 1 year and 6 days only, but she went down in U.S. Navy history forever. The ship, with her emblem depicting a fighting hornet, was the last American fleet strike carrier ever to be sunk by enemy fire in action.

 

Hornet Info:

Ship Name:  VIII USS Hornet

WG Introduction: Jan 14th 2022

Paper Ship: No

Level: 8

Class: Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier

Ship Release: 0.11.3

Nation:  USA

Current Status: Released

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Armor

Hit Points: 50,000 hp

Overall: 13~102 mm

Fore Athwartships: 19~102 mm

Aft Athwartships: 19~102 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 25~32 mm

Armor Belt: 40 mm

Citadel Deck: 38 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Torpedo Damage Protection: 28%

Tonnage: 25 484 tn

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Air Wing

Tactical Dive Bombers:

Mitchell B-25:

Plane HP: 4890 hp

Cruising Speed: 105 kts

Max Speed: 140 kts

Engine Boost Time: 40 s

Attacking Plane Amount: 6

Squadron Amount: 6

Detectability: 10 km

Aircraft on Deck: 6

Plane Restoration: 180 s

 

Bomb Stats:

4x HE AN-M64 Mod 1:

Alpha Damage: 8000

Bombs in Payload: 4

Alpha Piercing HE: 42 mm

Burn Probability: 45%

 

Torpedo Bombers:

Douglas TBD Devastator:

Plane HP: 1710 hp

Cruising Speed: 112 kts

Max Speed: 147 kts

Engine Boost Time: 20 s

Speed Boost Reload: 40 s

Attacking Plane Amount: 4

Squadron Amount: 8

Detectability range: 10 km

Aircraft on Deck: 16

Plane Restoration: 62 s

 

Torpedo Stats:

1x Torpedo MK.7:

Max Torpedo Damage: 4667

Torpedoes in Payload: 1

Aerial Torpedo Speed: 35 kts

Torpedo Range: 3 km

Torpedo Detection Distance: 1.1 km

Torpedo Arming Distance: 344 m

Dive Bombers:

Douglas SBD-5:

Plane HP: 1890 hp

Cruising Speed: 122 kts

Max Speed: 157 kts

Engine Boost Time: 20 s

Speed Boost Reload: 40 s

Attacking Plane Amount: 5

Squadron Amount: 10

Detectability: 10 km

Aircraft on Deck: 20

Plane Restoration: 62 s

 

Bomb Stats:

1x AN-M60 AP:

Alpha Damage: 3600

Bombs in Payload: 1

Detonator Threshold: 30.0 mm

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Secondaries:

8x1 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.24 mount HE:

Range: 6.6 km

Damage: 1800 hp

Reload: 6 s

HE Armour Penetration: 21 mm

Shell Velocity: 792 m/s

Chance of Fire: 5%

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Depth Charges Airstrike

Aircraft HP: 2,000

Available Flights: 1

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Bombs in Payload: 1x 350 LB Depth Bomb MK 54 HE

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

Max Range: 7 km

Reload: 25 s

Burn Probability: 45%

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Anti Aircraft Defense:

Long Range:

8×1 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.24 mount:

Action Zone: ~3.5-5.8 km

Hit Probability: 100 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1400

Continuous Damage Per Second: 88

Continuous Damage: 194

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 4

 

Short Range:

4×4 28 mm Mk.1 on a Mk.2 mount:
30×1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount:

Action Zone: ~2.4 km

Hit Probability: 95 %

Continuous Damage Per Second: 270

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Mobility:

Maximum Speed: 32.5 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 1060 m

Rudder Shift Time: 12.3 s

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

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Detection:

Surface Detectability: 13.8 km

Submarine Detectability: 0~11.0 km

Air Detectability: 11.0 km

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Available Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Slot 2: Fighters.

Charges: 4

Action time: 600 s

Reload Time: 40 s

Flight Radius: 3 km

Fighters: x4

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.