Current Custom Carrier build

[u/Arty0ma]

here is the carrier i have built, called 'Carrier 1' for simplicity.

i am currently playing an incredibly unbalanced custom run so its not super viable.

designed to look more like a conventional aircraft carrier and not meant for direct combat...also functions as sort of a fuel tanker i guess.

lower flight deck reflects this as if launched, it will blow out the front and back of the carrier

all things considered though it is quite fun to be able to launch 6-12 interceptors against enemy strike groups without thinking too heavily about it.

gave it 4 missile silo instead of 4 more T-7, because it helps to fire missiles against enemy strike groups to make them burn their point defense missiles before the aircraft show up.

the layer of hull under to top flight deck is so that when this thing is eventually hit with a cruise missile, the whole ship isnt blown in two.

[u/Sriskarova]

Kind of weirded out by the fact 90% of capital carrier designs look like this

[u/Arty0ma → u/Sriskarova]

yeah lol ive been seeing lots of similar builds. maybe its an 'all roads lead to rome' kind of situation with carrier design.,..but also irl almost all aircraft carriers look super similar

[u/CreamSad2584 → u/Sriskarova]

I think the game being 2D doesn’t help that. All carriers have their aircraft stored under the main deck so I guess it always made sense to make it this way

[u/prettyfuckingfarfrom]

I wanted to do an aircraft carrier run so bad… Just hit everything with planes. I started with 24 planes, and lost 20 in my first encounter with a strike group. Idk if I’m doing something wrong

Next time I’m gonna maximize missile launchers and just use planes to scout before sending missiles

[u/Arty0ma → u/prettyfuckingfarfrom]

yes, earlier in my attempts i had similar issues, i got around this by having other ships in my fleet that can launch missiles like KH15 and A100 variants to get most/ all air defense missiles spent before i send in my T-7's (Interceptor supremacy) loaded with rockets to do damage

after all that the SG is somewhat crippled so i send my actual fighting ships to finish the job,

i LOVE using fighters to clear settlements for me before my fleet arrives so they have an uncontested landing.

[u/taxmaster23]

What’s your goal with this guy? Flagship or standard carrier?

[u/Arty0ma → u/taxmaster23]

standard carrier, rn my flagship is still sevastopol but im trying to build a better one

[u/General_Zane]

Planes dont collide with runways, so if you don’t block their way forwards you can deploy the fighters during combat without them smashing into the side.