Hybrids

IJN Oyodo

 

Level: 38

DP: 8,500

Cost: 157,500 + 94,500 Remodel Price = 252,000 Credits

Total/Support Slots: 8 Total slots (I will always include Operator)/4 Support

Aircraft Space: 1250

Take off: 5 Planes

Leveling Distance: 8 levels for Hosho, 12 for Mogami, 22 for Junyo.

Summary: This is the first ship you will encounter on your road to Carriers while on the Japanese line. This is the lowest level ship that can equip airplanes (Other than scouts) in the entire game. A remodel of the IJN Agano, this ship in theory will be the first ship you will use planes in. If you are leveling your sailors correctly, the only planes you can use on this ship are the tier 1 torpedo bombers. You will have to wait 2 levels to use fighters and 7 levels to use dive bombers (Dive bomber classes at level 45).  Mixing planes in this ship is not advisable due to the low aircraft space but you can do if you wish. Exercise caution of you are against other carriers, you can be killed by 2-3 dive bombers and/or +2 torpedoes, depending on your bulge armor. A lot (If not at all) of carriers know you launch planes and consider you a CV.

Guns Setups:

       AA Setups:

I.) If you have the gunners for it, you can never go wrong with (Level 38) Dual 4.7; On the R mounts you get 38 Binds or 1330 Shells. HH/Torpedoes on the T slots in case of Submarines or self-defense in blitz (Empty if you don’t have extra armament sailors)

II.) (Level 34) Dual 3/60 Type 98A on the R mounts give 62 binds or 2170 Shells. These can carry HE/AP also so you can add ammo on the B Locker.

III.) (Level 58) Triple 6.1 Type 3A; These give 9 binds or 450 Shells

IV.) If you prefer AA guns on the T slots, here you go. (Level 34) 3/60 Type 98A on T slots give 32 Binds or 1120 Shells. Remember to put HH if you are going into GB.

V.) (Level 38) Dual 4.7 On T Slots give out 16 Binds or 560 Shells

    Offensive Setups:

I.) This will be a bit different depending on you gunner levels, your play style, and if you are leveling pilots on the gunner slots, the outcomes are very different and I will only cover 1 setup, ASW Setup. HH on all R slots give out 25 binds or 125 HH shells. HH on T slots have enough space for 12 binds or 60 shells.

Fighter only: 20 Tier 1 Fighters; 15 Tier 2 Fighters; 12 Interceptors

Dive Bomber only: 12 Tier 1 Bombers

Hosho Line

IJN Hosho

 

Level: 46

DP: 9,100

Cost: 1,411,200 Credits

Total/Support Slots: 6 Total/5 Support

Aircraft Space: 1600

Take off: 6 Planes

Leveling Distance: 7 Levels for Ryujo

Summary: Congratulations to making to the first real carrier in the Japanese line. You can now enter CV only Rooms. This is the earliest carrier in the entire game as well. The Hosho is a support CV and can be used in a number of ways and if you kept leveling your pilots with your operator, you should be able to use fighters or dive bombers. The Hosho is probably one of the fastest lower tier carriers I have ever used. If you have experience with carriers and pay attention to your surroundings, you can virtually dodge 95% of the dive bombers that come at you. A set up I used a lot while driving the Hosho is I would only put .2 Deck, .2 Belt, and add Max bulge without reducing speed; this way I could be able to keep my speed and dodge most aerial attacks. I would still recommend you use 2 Bombers and 2 Fighters. I would encourage you using bombers to take out the bigger ships in blitz. Since this ship has no guns, use a Finder FCS to maximize your sight range.

Fighters – You can set up your local fighters and intercept scouts, bombers and even some tier 3 fighters. In GB, Its best if you use Interceptors rather than Tier 1 or 2 due to the reason that lower tier fighters will not hold up against other interceptors or high tier fighters. In Blitz, having tier 1 fighters is acceptable but will be shredded by interceptors.

Bombers – Being able to launch 6 planes give you the opportunity to be able to sink any BB1-2 with dive bombers. Dive bomb bigger and slower targets such as BBs and CAs rather than CLs and DDs. Torpedo bombers, you planes will be shredded by AAW from ships due to the reason that your bombers are a low level, BBs might kill all your planes before you can drop the torpedoes so use caution. I would recommend bombing KM ships due to their low AAW unlike USN who has a higher AAW.  It would be better to bomb BB4-5 even though you can’t kill them because you get more experience for bombing a higher tier ship.

Fighter only: 26 Tier 1 Fighters; 16 Interceptors

Dive Bomber only: 16 Tier 1 Bombers

Torpedo Bomber only: 20 Tier 1 Bomber; 20 Tier 2 Bombers

IJN Ryujo

 

Level: 53

DP: 12,400

Cost: