More Modern AI Aircraft Carriers for Air Battle

Would you like to see more modern AI aircraft carriers in game?
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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However, except for two Russian carriers, the Forrestal and Ark Royal is very outdated for current timeline of air battle.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 β€œmodern” 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 β†’ ~Rank VII
  • HMS Ark Royal: ~Rank VIII β†’ ~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:

France: Foch (R99)

Aircrafts:

  • Etendard IVM
  • F-8E(FN)

Rank VIII:

USA: CVN-68 USS Nimitz

Aircrafts:

  • A-6E TRAM
  • F-14A
  • F-14B
  • F/A-18A
  • F/A-18C Early
  • F/A-18C Late
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
France: Charles de Gaulle (R91)

  • Super Etendard
  • Rafale M (currently not implemented, but very similar to the Rafale C)
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OOOO HMS Invincible yes plzz

she is needed on the falklands map and is a real beauty of a carrier

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We need stuff like the Nimitz to be added to the game fr, especially since its on its last deployment

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This should concern every bit of A.I in the game. Tanks, AA, and Jets.

It is unrealistic to be having top tier battles against A.I that operate WW2 or early Cold War stuff.

+1

Could probably put the Ford and Fuijan Classes on this list by the time they get around to addressing this.

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With the Falkland Islands being add, they should add aircraft carriers to it so we can launch off of it and it would add a new gameplay dynamic to the game to be able to use in RB-SM