- Yes
- No
Introduction
Currently we have four post-WW2 AI aircraft carriers in game: USS Forrestal, HMS Ark Royal, Admiral Kuznetsov and Baku.
However, except for two Russian carriers, the Forrestal and Ark Royal is very outdated for current timeline of air battle.
- USS Forrestal: commissioned in 1 Oct 1955, decommissioned 11 Sept 1993
- HMS Ark Royal: commissioned in 22 Feb 1955, decommissioned 14 Feb 1979
Meanwhile, we already have a naval aircraft from the mid-to-late 1990s or later.
There is also the case of France, which already has own naval aircraft in the game but has not received its own aircraft carrier.
Therefore, I suggests to add more modern aircraft carriers to game.
Considerations
As mentioned above, the “modern” carriers in the game, with a few exceptions, are not well suited for Rank VIII aircraft. However, these are adequate for the early-to-mid Cold War era aircraft, so it’s worth keeping.
So I propose to left some of the current aircraft carriers for rank VII and lower aircrafts, and adding new one for rank VIII aircraft.
- USS Forrestal: ~Rank VIII → ~Rank VII
- HMS Ark Royal: ~Rank VIII → ~Rank VII
- Admiral Kuznetsov: No changes
- Baku: No changes
However, keep in mind that there would be some exceptions to the rank.
List of Possible Aircraft Carriers
Rank VII and below:
Rank VIII:
Great Britain: HMS Invincible (R05)
Aircrafts:
- Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e)
- Sea Harrier FRS.1
- Sea Harrier FA.2
- Harrier GR.7
- Harrier T.10
