Hakuryū
Tier X · Aircraft Carrier · Japan
Rating B+ (Above average within its tier and class · overall score 62) · Torpedo-bomber carrier
A Japanese tech-tree tier-X carrier centered on its torpedo bombers, with 18,104 per-strike torpedo damage, 36% above the tier-X carrier average. It can split powerful torpedoes across multiple squadrons, making it a nightmare for destroyers while also dealing heavy flooding damage to cruisers and battleships. Per-strike bombing damage is 51% below average, so its bombers serve mostly as scouts and decoys. Many squadrons keep your hands busy and the hull is weak at 40,688 HP, so performance varies greatly with skill. With stronger carriers like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wasp now more common, it is no longer as dominant as it once was.
Key stats
- HP: 37,026
- Top speed: 33.22 kn
- Surface detectability: 12 km
- Main battery: 100 mm 12X2 · reload 5 s · range 7.98 km
An aircraft carrier designed to be an enlarged and enhanced version of the Taihō class. Hakuryū was superior to her predecessor in size, armor and artillery power. With her enlarged hangar, she could carry the largest air group among all Japanese aircraft carriers.