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 X
Aircraft Carrier
United Kingdom
Audacious
After the naval treaty displacement limitations were lifted and heavier aircraft appeared, the Admiralty was prompted to build carriers with significantly larger dimensions than those of their predecessors. This is how the Audacious class appeared: The designers took the successful Implacable class and increased the displacement by 50%. The ship received...
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After the naval treaty displacement limitations were lifted and heavier aircraft appeared, the Admiralty was prompted to build carriers with significantly larger dimensions than those of their predecessors. This is how the Audacious class appeared: The designers took the successful Implacable class and increased the displacement by 50%. The ship received a full-fledged double-level hangar of increased size and reinforced armor for the flight deck, whereas the hangar's armor protection remained the same.
- Credits
- 28,000,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 63,400
- Maximum speed
- 32.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 14.3 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
- 32.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 1,040 m
- Rudder shift time
- 15.7 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 14.3 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 63,400
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 34 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–114 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 5.0 km
- Mount
- 113 mm HE 5crh
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,700
- Fire chance
- 8.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 746 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 9
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI on a Mk.V mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 2
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 8
- Aura
- 113 mm/45 QF Mk.I/III on an RP10 Mark II BD 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
- 5,933
- 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
- 63,400
- Secondary barrels
- 8
- AA mounts
- 27
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 32.0 knots
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Audacious
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 3,000,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Firebrand
Default- Type
- Fighter
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Wyvern
- Type
- Fighter
- Research
- 38,000 XP
- Purchase
- 2,500,000 credits
Propulsion: 152,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 900,000 credits
Firebrand
Default- Type
- DiveBomber
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Wyvern
- Type
- DiveBomber
- Research
- 38,000 XP
- Purchase
- 2,500,000 credits
Firebrand
Default- Type
- TorpedoBomber
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Wyvern
- Type
- TorpedoBomber
- Research
- 38,000 XP
- Purchase
- 2,500,000 credits
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
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Eagle
- Research cost
- 0 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 9
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 10–11
Cross-nation comparison
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