World of Warships Supertest: HMS Indomitable

HMS Indomitable was a modified Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. The Illustrious class was developed in the 1937 Naval Programme.

Originally planned to be the fourth of the class, she was redesigned to enable her to operate more aircraft, 48 instead of 36. A second hangar was added above the original, raising the flight deck by 4.3 m, although the hangar side armour had to be reduced to compensate. The lower hangar was made shorter than the upper hangar due to the need for extra workshops and accommodation to support the added aircraft.

She saw extensive action during the Second World War and returned to the UK in November 1945. The following year she carried the Great Britain national rugby league team to Australia on their first post-war tour, earning the team the nickname, ‘The Indomitables’. In 1947, she was placed in reserve and then given a refit that took three years, from 1947 to 1950.

Indomitable was placed in the reserve fleet and in October 1953 she was placed in unmaintained reserve. She was sold for scrap and arrived at Faslane for breaking up on 30 September 1955.

Characteristics

GeneralFlight ControlSecondariesAir DefenseConsumables

Tier	VIII – Possible Premium
Health	51,400 HP
Flight Control
Torpedo Bombers	25
Dive Bombers	25
Fighters	?25
Secondary Armament
Maximum Firing Range	4,50 km
114 mm/45 Mk II BD	8 x 2 114 mm
Anti Air Defense
20 mm Oerlikon Mk V	21 x 2 20 mm
20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV	?16 x 1 20 mm
Maximum speed	30.5 kt
Turning Circle Radius	970 m
Rudder Shift Time	17.02 s
Surface Detectability	13.05 km
Air Detectability	13.23 km

Flight Control
Torpedo Bombers	25x Barracuda Mk V
Dive Bombers	25x Barracuda Mk V
Fighters	25x Firefly Mk I

Torpedo Barracuda Mk V
Tier	VIII
Flight Height	900 m
Maximum Speed	150 kt
Speed with Torpedo	116.2 kt
Turning Radius	30 m
Torpedo Damage	12,333
Torpedo Max Distance	3,20 km
Torpedo Speed	40 kt

Bomber Barracuda Mk V
Tier	VIII
Flight Height	900 m
Maximum Speed	150 kt
Speed with Bomb	112.7 kt
Turning Radius	30 m
Bomb Alpha Damage	4,100
Alpha Piercing HE	32.70
Bomb Burn Probability	25%

Firefly Mk I
Tier	VIII
Flight Height	900 m
Maximum Speed	150
Turning Radius	30 m

8 x 2 114 mm/45 Mk II BD
Reloading Time	5.0 s
Sigma	1.00 ?
Horizontal Dispersion	50 m
Vertical Dispersion	110 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE
Alpha Damage	1,700 HP
Damage	470 HP
Alpha Piercing HE	19 mm
Explosion Size	0.38
Chance to Cause Fire	8 %
Projectile Speed	746 m/s
Air Drag	0.329
Projectile Mass	24.95
Projectile Krupp	1

21 x 2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk V
Anti-air Aura	1.28
Maximum Range	2,00 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s

14 x 1 20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV
Anti-air Aura	0.58
Maximum Range	2,00 km
Reloading Time	0.1 s

Slot 1	Slot 2

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