Illustrious
Tier VII · Aircraft Carrier · U.K.
Rating C- (Quite weak within its tier and class · overall score 19) · Balanced carrier
Balanced carrier. It is weak against cruisers. Strike aircraft fly at 167 kn and cross flak zones quickly. Both bomber and torpedo-bomber strikes are weak, so pick targets with weak AA.
Key stats
- HP: 31,165
- Top speed: 30.3 kn
- Surface detectability: 8.94 km
- Main battery: 113 mm 8X2 · reload 7 s · range 7.74 km
The lead ship of the Illustrious-class carriers. To ensure that the ship was capable of remaining in action after sustaining damage, she was designed with a completely armored hangar in which the aircraft would shelter. Putting so much weight high in the ship only allowed a single-storey hangar due to stability concerns.