Supertest: German Tier X Freemium Aircraft Carrier Max Immelmann

Welcoming our second official tier X freemium carrier, here is the Max Immelmann. Why do we get this instead of Shinano? I really wish I knew… (and don’t tell me that they are saving her for an alternative branch, they already said that it would be Taihou at tier X if they ever make one.)

The Max Immelmann is a modified version of the Manfred von Richthofen that somehow manages to be an even more cursed design. While, among a lot of other things, the AA armament of the Manfred von Richthofen didn’t make any sense for something that’s supposed to be built around the end of World War II, the issue is even worse with Max Immelmann. Wargaming simply swapped the 55 mm AA guns for 30 mm ones which means that its AA WAY worse than on the Richthofen.

For the rest, the design is a what-if hull conversion of an H-39 battleship (Friedrich der Große) into a carrier.

The Max Immelmann also presents a substantially different air group compared to the Manfred von Richthofen. The ship only carries 2 types of planes being torpedo bombers and skip bombers with large reserves and fast plane restoration time.

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Torpedo Bombers	Skip Bombers	Propulsion
Max Immelmann	‎Fw 190G8	Ta 152C-1/R14	Propulsion: 183 600 hp

General Characteristics

Tier	X
Health	65 300 HP
Torpedo damage reduction	22%
Displacement	52 720 tons
Aircraft on deck
Torpedo Bombers	24
Skip Bombers	24
Secondary Armament
Maximum Firing Range	6.850 km
105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/38 mount	12 x 2 105 mm
Anti-Air Defense
105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/38 mount	12 x 2 105 mm
30 mm/45 Flak 103/38 on a quadruple mount	11 x 4 30 mm
Maximum speed	32.0 knots
Turning Circle Radius	1 200 m
Rudder Shift Time	16.4 s
Surface Detectability	14.00 km
Air Detectability	14.23 km
Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2
Damage Control Party Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s	Fighter Number of charges: 4 Work time: 600 s Cooldown: 40 s Patrol Radius: 3.0 km Planes in a squadron: 4

Torpedo Bombers

Torpedo bomber – Fw 190G8
Tier	IX
Hit points per plane	1 640
Cruise speed	154 knots
Maximum speed	194 knots
Engine boost time	20 s
Engine boost reload time	40 s
Size of attacking flight	4
Aircraft per squadron	12
Torpedo type	LT F5b (BT 1000 in the game files but it’s supposed to be the same torpedoes as Graf Zeppelin)
Torpedoes per plane	1
Maximum torpedo damage	5 333
Maximum torpedo range	6.0 km
Torpedo speed	35 knots
Torpedo arming distance	470 m
Flooding chance	29%
Detectability range	10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time	68 s
Aircraft on deck	24
Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Engine Cooling Number of Charges: 3 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 80 s	Patrol fighter Number of Charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 10 s Aircraft per squadron: 7 Patrol radius: 3.5 km	Repair Number of Charges: 3 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 180 s Repair speed: 10% HP/s

Skip Bombers

Skip bomber – ‎Ta 152C-1/R14
Tier	X
Hit points per plane	1 710
Cruise speed	174 knots
Maximum speed	214 knots
Engine boost time	20 s
Engine boost reload time	40 s
Size of attacking flight	4
Aircraft per squadron	12
Bomb type	HE SC 1000
Bomb per plane	1
Maximum bomb damage	12 200
HE penetration capacity	68 mm
Explosion size	3.15
Fire chance	69%
Number of skips	2
Detectability range	10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time	64 s
Aircraft on deck	24
Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2
Engine Cooling Number of Charges: 3 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 80 s	Patrol fighter Number of Charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 10 s Aircraft per squadron: 7 Patrol radius: 3.5 km

Secondary Armament

12 x 2 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/38 mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.850 km
Reloading Time	3.35 s
Sigma	1.00 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
Alpha Damage	1 200 HP
Damage	330 HP
HE penetration	26 mm
Explosion Size	0.31
Chance to Cause Fire	5 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	15.1 kg

Anti-air Armament

The Armor

Just like the Richthofen, the Immelmann is stupidly armored for a carrier with her only real weakness being her 50 mm deck that allows supercruisers and battleships to just hammer her down with HE.

External armor protection

Citadel armor protection

Internal deck

Bow hidden armor protection

Stern hidden armor protection

Turtleback

Personal Opinion

Right now, I’m in a very odd situation. When it comes to skip bombs, as I already tested them, I know what they are capable of but I also can’t share my impression of them because of the NDA.
When it comes to torpedoes, it’s the same torpedoes as the Graf Zeppelin meaning that while they are reliable, they hit like wet würsts and have one of the lowest flooding chances. However, you also drop 4 of them which compensates.

There is also the fact that she has large reserves but also a fast plane restoration speed, meaning that she can just print planes without issue, especially with Günther Lutjens. You might think that she won’t be compatible with a captain for the other German carriers but honestly, if you have the Penetration perk in mind that buffs the damage of AP bombs and rockets, don’t worry. The buff is so low that the skill is just not worth it compared to Merciless for example that provides a much better increase in damage from the torpedoes.

Overall, the Max Immelmann is quite a unique and interesting design and people will be happy to not see a new carrier with AP armaments.

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