Wasp
Tier X · Aircraft Carrier · U.S.A.
Not rated · Balanced carrier
A US tech-tree tier-X carrier specialized in air superiority and destroyer hunting, with fighters 57% above the tier-X carrier average and AA 20% above. It uses a tactical squadron instead of regular bombers, and squadron smoke plus a generous aircraft reserve allow stable play. Per-strike torpedo damage is 51% below average, but chaining torpedo bombers with the tactical squadron is said to cripple destroyers quickly. Its 12.3 s rudder shift is more responsive than other carriers. Highly valued in today's destroyer-heavy matches, it ranks in the upper tier of community tier lists.
Key stats
- HP: 42,592
- Top speed: 32.66 kn
- Surface detectability: 12.18 km
- Main battery: 127 mm 4X2 · reload 6 s · range 7.98 km
USS Wasp (CV/CVA/CVS-18) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the U.S. Navy. Wasp was commissioned in November 1943 and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning eight battle stars. In her second career, she operated mainly in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean.