Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, Tier VIII
Akagi served as the flagship of the 1st Air Fleet from its formation and led the Imperial Japanese offensives in the early parts of the Pacific campaign of the Second World War. Originally laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, she was converted into an aircraft carrier following the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty, along with the Tosa-class battleship Kaga. Rebuilt several times during the interwar period, she was sunk during the Battle of Midway in June 1942, following several bomb hits from dive bombers flying from USS Enterprise.
Gameplay features:
- High offensive capabilities
- Access to tactical squadrons with Evasive Maneuvers consumables
- Low plane HP
- Mediocre plane regeneration time and hangar size for non-tactical squadrons
The long-awaited Akagi makes her debut in World of Warships! Her aerial squadrons come in two groups: The standard group pairs torpedo bombers with HE skip bombers, flying tougher planes but with thin reserves and slow regeneration, and the tactical group pairs torpedo bombers with HE dive bombers, trading plane HP for greater damage potential.
Her standard torpedo squadron features signature Japanese high-damage torpedoes, while the skip bombers reliably set fires on surface ships. These planes carry a larger HP pool than her tactical aircraft, but they come with few reserves and slow regeneration, so you will need to be careful about which targets you choose to attack. Losing planes early will be felt for the rest of the battle, especially with the recent anti-aircraft armament changes, where focusing on a single target amplifies its AA output. Look instead for isolated targets on either side of the map and stay clear of AA clusters. Her air group sits on the weaker side of the tier in terms of overall plane HP.
Her tactical squadrons are less an alternative to the standard ones but more the other half of the same rotation. Because they restore in full on a fixed countdown, they are the squadrons to spend on riskier plays: striking higher-AA fire ships, or forcing out strong anti-air defense with Evasive Maneuvers to secure a specific kill and assist your allies. Her tactical dive-bomber squadron is the better choice against agile targets such as destroyers. Good Akagi play means alternating tactical strikes with conventional ones so that neither group is ever fully spent, because losing either one stings.
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