Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier X
Aircraft Carrier
Special
United Kingdom
Malta
1942 sparked an idea to build an aircraft carrier whose size would be limited only by the dock dimensions. In late 1942, work on Project X1 commenced—a ship with a displacement of 56,800 tons. The main disputes arose around the hangar, as previous ships were built with an entirely closed hangar. However, the U.S. aircraft carriers' operating experience...
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1942 sparked an idea to build an aircraft carrier whose size would be limited only by the dock dimensions. In late 1942, work on Project X1 commenced—a ship with a displacement of 56,800 tons. The main disputes arose around the hangar, as previous ships were built with an entirely closed hangar. However, the U.S. aircraft carriers' operating experience showed that it's necessary to warm up aircraft engines in the hangar to carry out a massive launch of the air group. The choice fell on a project with an open hangar and two aircraft lifts on the port side. All works were stopped with the end of World War II.
- Doubloons
- 26,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 66,600
- Maximum speed
- 33.6 knots
- Surface detection
- 15.2 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
- 33.6 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 1,220 m
- Rudder shift time
- 16.9 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 15.2 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 66,600
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 34 %
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
- 5.0 km
- Mount
- 113 mm HE Mk XVI
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,600
- Fire chance
- 7.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 746 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 9
- Aura
- 113 mm/45 QF Mk.7 mod.P on a RP 41 Mk.VII mount
- Calibre
- 113 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
Blackburn Firebrand
- Aircraft tier
- 10
- Squadrons
- 3
- Cruise speed
- 134 knots
- Aircraft health
- 2,320
Torpedo bombers
Blackburn Firebrand
- Aircraft tier
- 10
- Squadrons
- 3
- Cruise speed
- 136 knots
- Aircraft health
- 2,250
- Maximum damage per torpedo
- 6,533
- Torpedo range
- 2.4 km
- Torpedo speed
- 35 knots
Attack aircraft (legacy API field)
Blackburn Firebrand
- Aircraft tier
- 10
- Squadrons
- 3
- Cruise speed
- 137 knots
- Aircraft health
- 2,190
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 66,600
- Secondary barrels
- 8
- AA mounts
- 17
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 33.6 knots
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Blackburn Firebrand
Default- Type
- TorpedoBomber
Blackburn Firebrand
Default- Type
- Fighter
Malta
Default- Type
- Hull
Propulsion: 200,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Blackburn Firebrand
Default- Type
- DiveBomber
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
Air Groups Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 3,000,000
Damage Control System Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 1,000,000
Flight Control Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 3,000,000
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
- 9
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 10–11
Cross-nation comparison
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