Ranger

Ranger — American Tier VII aircraft сarrier.

The first U.S. aircraft carrier of special construction. The ship carried a large air group. The carrier's speed was quite high for her type. Her drawbacks included a lack of torpedo protection and impractical arrangement of aircraft elevators, which slowed down the handling of air groups.

Ship Stats

Survivability

Health: 30,130

Citadel Protection: 10%

Fire and Flooding Resistance: 12.50%

Damage Reduction: 7.50%

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 7.50%


Armour

Bow: 19 mm

Stern: 19 mm

Deck: 60 mm

Belt: 76 mm


Maneuverability

Top Speed: 28.34 Knots 

Time to Full Speed: 17.35 s

Max Traverse Speed: 4.20 deg/s

Turn Time: 11.40 s


Main Battery Guns (127 mm L/25 MK19 8x1)

Reload Time: 6 s

Range: 6.60 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 90 m / 246 m / 64.80 m

Sigma: 0 σ

HE Damage: 330

Fire Chance: 3%

Turret Traverse: 12 deg/s


Carrier Air Group (SBD5)

Dive Bomber Capacity: 18

Plane Speed: 175.06 Knots

Preparation Time: 3.40 s

Plane HP: 1,932

Maximum Bomb Dispersion: 207 m

Bomb Damage: 1,610

Fire Chance: 45%

Citadel Chance: 5%

Carrier Air Group (TBF)

Torpedo Bomber Capacity: 18

Plane Speed: 159.78 Knots

Preparation Time: 3.50 s

Plane HP: 2,024

Arming / Maximum Range: 1.75 km / 3.60 km

Torpedo Spread: 2 Deg

Torpedo Damage: 1,898

Flood Chance: 14%


Carrier Air Group (F4F)

Fighter Capacity: 15

Plane Speed: 186.87 Knots

Preparation Time: 2.90 s

Plane HP: 1,392

Fighter Damage: 140

Fighter Attack Efficiency: 60%

Fighter Dogfight Efficiency: 55%


Anti-Aircraft Armament

Large Caliber AA Damage: 147

Large Caliber AA Range: 3.60 km

Small Caliber AA Damage: 161

Small Caliber AA Range: 1.50 km

Total AA Damage: 308


Concealment

Surface Detection: 8.46 km

After Firing Guns: 11.52 km

Ship Skills and Elite Bonus

Carrier Modernization

Max speed: +3%
Torpedo damage reduction: +5%
Small caliber AA damage: +5%
Before: 28.34 Knots / 7.50% / 161
After: 29.19 Knots / 7.88% / 169


Elite Ground Service

Plane's Preparation Time: -5%

Before: 3.40 s / 3.50 s / 2.90 s

After: 3.23 s / 3.33 s / 2.76 s

Ship Play-style

Historical Info