USS Des Moines seaplanes?

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I recently purchased the USS Des Moines and looking at it, there appears to be what I think is a catapult on the back of it. But it doesn’t have the scout seaplanes. Should it have them? It’s a premium so everything is unlocked, but I don’t see a plane upgrade in the mods. Is there some reason it doesn’t have it? will it be getting later? thanks

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Floatplanes were abandoned by the US Navy by the time ships came online, so they never embarked any.

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Yeah - apparently the catapults were never actually completed, and later on helipads were installed.

eg see USS Des Moines (CA-134) Heavy Cruiser Warship

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Well that explains that…thank you very much. Now wouldn’t it be cool if they added a researchable mod that would add the helipad…and like silly little heli with pontoons to scout with…fantasy thinking I know.