Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VIII
Aircraft Carrier
Premium
U.S.A.
Hornet
USS Hornet, the third Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, participated in the renowned Doolittle Raid and fought at Midway and in the Solomon Islands campaign. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Hornet damaged aircraft carrier Shōkaku but also suffered several hits from air attacks. The carrier's power plant was knocked out, and a decision was...
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USS Hornet, the third Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, participated in the renowned Doolittle Raid and fought at Midway and in the Solomon Islands campaign. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Hornet damaged aircraft carrier Shōkaku but also suffered several hits from air attacks. The carrier's power plant was knocked out, and a decision was made to abandon the ship. Despite nine torpedoes and several hundred 127 mm shells being fired at her by American destroyers, the aircraft carrier stayed afloat, but only until Japanese destroyers dealt the final blow.
- Doubloons
- 11,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 50,000
- Maximum speed
- 32.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 13.8 km
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 32.5 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 1,060 m
- Rudder shift time
- 12.3 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 13.8 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 50,000
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 28 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–102 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 4.5 km
- Mount
- 127 mm HE Mk33
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,800
- Fire chance
- 5.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 22.2 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 792 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 30
- Aura
- 28 mm Mk.1 on a Mk.2 mount
- Calibre
- 28 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.24 mount
- Calibre
- 127 mm
- Mounts
- 8
Carrier aviationClass system
The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.
Dive bombers
Douglas SBD-5
- Aircraft tier
- 8
- Squadrons
- 2
- Cruise speed
- 122 knots
- Aircraft health
- 1,890
Torpedo bombers
Douglas TBD Devastator
- Aircraft tier
- 8
- Squadrons
- 2
- Cruise speed
- 112 knots
- Aircraft health
- 1,710
- Maximum damage per torpedo
- 4,667
- Torpedo range
- 3.0 km
- Torpedo speed
- 35 knots
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 50,000
- Secondary barrels
- 8
- AA mounts
- 42
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 32.5 knots
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Douglas SBD-5
Default- Type
- DiveBomber
Hornet
Default- Type
- Hull
Douglas TBD Devastator
Default- Type
- TorpedoBomber
Propulsion: 120,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Concealment System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 2,000,000
Damage Control System Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 1,000,000
Air Groups Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Flight Control Modification 1
ModernizationDoes not increase the maximum number of each type of tactical squadron aircraft on deck.
- Credits
- 2,000,000
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 7
- Upgrade slots
- 5
- Published battle levels
- 8–10
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