Ministry of Balance: Carriers 2.0 – First Update

Legends!

Despite the aircraft carrier rework having had a rocky start, we feel the foundation that it has laid is pretty solid. However, some adjustments are necessary, so we've quickly prepared a set of strong balance changes for CVs that will arrive Monday, June 3.

Maintenance times:

• Xbox: 2:00 – 3:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 8:30 AM UTC  
• PlayStation: 2:00 – 3:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 8:30 AM UTC 
• iOS: 2:00 – 3:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 8:30 AM UTC 
• Android: 2:00 – 3:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 8:30 AM UTC 

Independence

Dive bombers:

• Bombs per aircraft reduced from 3 to 2
• Dive bomber accuracy (likelihood of an individual bomb hitting the inner circle) reduced from 50 to 35%

Saipan

Dive bombers:

• Bombs per aircraft increased from 2 to 3
• Dive bomber accuracy (likelihood of an individual bomb hitting the inner circle) reduced from 50 to 35%
• Bomb damage increased from 5,500 to 6,500
• Bomb fire-setting chances reduced from 45 to 33%

Torpedo bombers:

• Base speed reduced from 144 to 137 knots

Lexington

Stock dive bombers:

• Bombs per aircraft reduced from 4 to 3
• Dive bomber accuracy (likelihood of an individual bomb hitting the inner circle) reduced from 50 to 35%
• Bomb damage increased from 5,500 to 6,200
• Bomb fire-setting chances reduced from 25 to 20%

Upgraded dive bombers:

• Bombs per aircraft reduced from 4 to 3
• Dive bomber accuracy (likelihood of an individual bomb hitting the inner circle) reduced from 50 to 35%
• Bomb damage increased from 5,000 to 5,700
• Bomb fire-setting chances reduced from 25 to 20%
• Base speed reduced from 138 to 134 knots

Stock torpedo bombers:

• Torpedo damage reduced from 7,267 to 6,333

Upgraded torpedo bombers:

• Torpedo damage reduced from 7,267 to 6,333
• Base speed reduced from 137 to 133 knots

Midway

Dive bombers:

• Maximum HP per aircraft reduced from 2,500 to 2,250 (squadron HP reduced from 30,000 to 27,000)
• Dive bomber accuracy (likelihood of an individual bomb hitting the inner circle) reduced from 50 to 35%
• Bomb damage reduced from 6,000 to 5,000
• Bomb fire-setting chances reduced from 35 to 25%
• Base speed reduced from 144 to 140 knots

Torpedo Bombers:

• Maximum HP per aircraft reduced from 2,900 to 2,600 (squadron HP reduced from 29,000 to 26,000)
• Torpedo damage reduced from 7,767 to 6,600
• Base speed reduced from 144 to 138 knots

Kaga

Dive bombers:

• Bomb damage reduced from 9,500 to 8,000

Torpedo bombers:

• Base speed reduced from 146 to 140 knots
• Torpedo speed reduced from 50 to 47 knots
• Torpedo damage reduced from 6,600 to 5,400

Shōkaku

Stock torpedo bombers:

• Base speed reduced from 146 to 140 knots
• Torpedo speed reduced from 50 to 47 knots
• Torpedo damage reduced from 7,567 to 6,100

Upgraded torpedo bombers:

• Base speed reduced from 150 to 145 knots
• Torpedo speed reduced from 50 to 47 knots
• Torpedo damage reduced from 7,567 to 6,100

Hakuryū

Dive bombers:

• Maximum HP per aircraft reduced from 2,250 to 2,170 (squadron HP reduced from 27,000 to 26,040)

Torpedo bombers:

• Maximum HP per aircraft reduced from 2,300 to 2,180 (squadron HP reduced from 27,600 to 26,160)
• Base speed reduced from 160 to 153 knots
• Torpedo speed reduced from 50 to 48 knots
• Torpedo damage reduced from 9,200 to 7,400

Graf Zeppelin

Dive bombers:

• Base speed reduced from 195 to 175 knots

Torpedo bombers:

• Torpedo damage reduced from 6,700 to 6,200
• Base speed reduced from 199 to 175 knots

Parseval

Stock dive bombers:

• Bomb damage reduced from 4,500 to 3,100
• Base speed reduced from 157 to 150 knots

Upgraded dive bombers:

• Bomb damage reduced from 4,750 to 3,500
• Base speed reduced from 165 to 155 knots

Stock torpedo bombers:

• Torpedo damage reduced from 5,133 to 4,733
• Base speed reduced from 140 to 132 knots

Upgraded torpedo bombers:

• Torpedo damage reduced from 5,133 to 4,733

We'll continue to monitor the performance of aircraft carriers and make adjustments as needed to ensure the best battle experience for you.