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
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
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 49,300
- Maximum speed
- 32.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 14.5 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
- 950 m
- Rudder shift time
- 18.8 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 14.5 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 49,300
- 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
- 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
- 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
Attack aircraft (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.
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
Barracuda MkV
Default- Type
- DiveBomber
- Purchase
- 600,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Spearfish
- Type
- DiveBomber
- Research
- 18,000 XP
- Purchase
- 1,500,000 credits
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
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
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
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