World of Warships Supertest: HMS Hermes

Today I’ve found a surprise inside the CV Beta Build, HMS Hermes. The British Aircraft Carrier makes a sneaky entrance making it possible for a Royal Navy CV branch to be released soon.

HMS Hermes was a British aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy and was the world’s first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, although the Imperial Japanese Navy’s H?sh? was the first to be launched and commissioned.

The ship’s construction began during the First World War but not completed until after the end of the war, delayed by multiple changes in her design after she was laid down.

Finally commissioned in 1924, Hermes served briefly with the Atlantic Fleet before spending the bulk of her career assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and the China Station. In the Mediterranean, she worked with other carriers developing multi-carrier tactics. Hermes returned home in 1937 and was placed in reserve before becoming a training ship in 1938.

When the Second World War began in September 1939, the ship was briefly assigned to the Home Fleet and conducted anti-submarine patrols in the Western Approaches. She was refitted in South Africa between November 1941 and February 1942 and then joined the Eastern Fleet at Ceylon.

On 9 April 1942, a Japanese scout plane spotted her near Batticaloa, and she was attacked by several dozen dive bombers shortly afterwards. With no air cover, the carrier was quickly sunk by the Japanese aircraft. Most of the survivors were rescued by a nearby hospital ship, although 307 men from Hermes were lost in the sinking.

Characteristcs

GeneralFlight ControlSecondariesAir DefenseConsumables

Tier	IV
Health	33,200 HP
Flight Control
Dive Bombers	12
Fighters	?12
Secondary Armament
Maximum Firing Range	3.50 km
102 mm/45 Mk V	?3 x 1 102 mm
140 mm/50 BL Mk I	6 x 1 140 mm
Anti Air Defense
102 mm/45 Mk V	?3 x 1 102 mm
Maximum speed	25.00 kt
Turning Circle Radius	750 m
Rudder Shift Time	12.48 s
Surface Detectability	12.06 km
Air Detectability	10.29 km

Flight Control
Dive Bombers	12x Osprey Mk I
Fighters	12x Nimrod Mk I

 

Osprey Mk I
Tier	IV
Flight Height	900 m
Maximum Speed	150 kt
Speed with Bomb	85 kt
Turning Radius	30 m
Bomb Alpha Damage	1,900
Bomb Alpha Piercing HE	18.2
Bomb Burn Probability	8%

Nimrod Mk I
Tier	IV
Flight Height	900 m
Maximum Speed	150
Turning Radius	30 m

3 x 1 102 mm/45 Mk V
Reloading Time	4.0 s
Sigma	1.00 ?
Horizontal Dispersion	50 m
Vertical Dispersion	110 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE
Alpha Damage	1,500 HP
Damage	310 HP
Alpha Piercing HE	17 mm
Explosion Size	0.30
Chance to Cause Fire	6 %
Projectile Speed	811 m/s
Air Drag	0.330
Projectile Mass	15.88
Projectile Krupp	3

6 x 1 140 mm/50 BL Mk I
Reloading Time	5.00 s
Sigma	1.00 ?
Horizontal Dispersion	50 m
Vertical Dispersion	110 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE
Alpha Damage	2,000 HP
Damage	530 HP
Alpha Piercing HE	23 mm
Explosion Size	0.47
Chance to Cause Fire	8 %
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.398
Projectile Mass	37.2
Projectile Krupp	1

3 x 1 102 mm/45 Mk V
Anti-air Aura	0.08
Maximum Range	3.50?km
Reloading Time	5.0 s

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