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Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier

United Kingdom

Implacable

Illustrious-class aircraft carriers were designed based on effective Ark Royal, but they received reinforced armor. To comply with the treaty limitations on displacement, the hangar capacity was reduced to mere 36 aircraft. The Implacable class emerged as an improved series with the hangar capacity increased to 60 aircraft. HMS Implacable was engaged in...

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Illustrious-class aircraft carriers were designed based on effective Ark Royal, but they received reinforced armor. To comply with the treaty limitations on displacement, the hangar capacity was reduced to mere 36 aircraft. The Implacable class emerged as an improved series with the hangar capacity increased to 60 aircraft. HMS Implacable was engaged in operations against German ships in Norway and was transferred to the Pacific afterward. The aircraft carrier took part in supporting the landing on Okinawa and in operations against Japanese aviation near Honshu.

Credits
11,500,000
Official profile image of Implacable

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
49,300
Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Surface detection
14.5 km

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection14.5 km
  • Secondary battery4.5 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • Aircraft torpedo 5,933
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Turning circle radius
950 m
Rudder shift time
18.8 s
Maneuverability API rating 42

Concealment

Surface detection
14.5 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 41

Survivability

Hit points
49,300
Torpedo damage reduction
34 %
Survivability API rating 64

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
4.5 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

AA defence API rating 85
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
14
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
3
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
5
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

Fairey Barracuda MkV

Aircraft tier
8
Squadrons
3
Cruise speed
126 knots
Aircraft health
2,130

Torpedo bombers

Fairey Barracuda MkV

Aircraft tier
8
Squadrons
4
Cruise speed
127 knots
Aircraft health
2,060
Maximum damage per torpedo
5,933
Torpedo range
2.4 km
Torpedo speed
35 knots

Fighters (legacy API field)

Fairey Firefly

Aircraft tier
8
Squadrons
3
Cruise speed
133 knots
Aircraft health
2,010
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
49,300
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
50

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.0 knots

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Firefly

Default
Type
Fighter
Purchase
600,000 credits
Next modules
1

Seafire

Type
Fighter
Research
18,000 XP
Purchase
1,500,000 credits

Implacable (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
1,200,000 credits
Next modules
1

Implacable (B)

Type
Hull
Research
27,000 XP
Purchase
3,000,000 credits
Next ships
1

Barracuda MkV

Default
Type
DiveBomber
Purchase
600,000 credits
Next modules
1

Spearfish

Type
DiveBomber
Research
18,000 XP
Purchase
1,500,000 credits

Barracuda MkV

Default
Type
TorpedoBomber
Purchase
600,000 credits
Next modules
1

Spearfish

Type
TorpedoBomber
Research
18,000 XP
Purchase
1,500,000 credits

Propulsion: 148,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
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

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

Modernization

Does 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
Audacious
Research cost
355,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
7
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

U.S.A.

Lexington

HP
54,300
Speed
33 kn
Open comparison

Germany

August von Parseval

HP
50,000
Speed
31.8 kn
Open comparison

U.S.S.R.

Pobeda

HP
53,200
Speed
33.5 kn
Open comparison
All published source fields 195 values

Advanced reference for this saved default configuration. Field names follow Wargaming's source. An em dash replaces the source's −1 placeholder; it is not a negative measurement. These records do not include every mechanic in the game. Read the coverage guide.

Published fieldValue
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default_profile.armour.casemate.min—
default_profile.armour.citadel.max—
default_profile.armour.citadel.min—
default_profile.armour.deck.max—
default_profile.armour.deck.min—
default_profile.armour.extremities.max—
default_profile.armour.extremities.min—
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default_profile.concealment.detect_distance_by_submarine10.0
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default_profile.mobility.total42
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next_ships.4074747856355000

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