When Great Britain engaged
in mass producing aircraft carriers during World War II,
it turned out that implementing prewar projects of that ship type
required a great deal of time and effort.
That's why a new project
for a light squadron aircraft carrier was created in 1942.
Special attention was paid to technological advances and cheap costs for the project—
all with the purpose of constructing a mass series of such a ship
within an extremely short period of time.
In this project, the hull of a new aircraft carrier was designed
based on the standards of civil shipbuilding;
the British naval designers neglected armor protection,
torpedo protection, and dual-purpose guns.
Meanwhile, the ship acquired an aviation hangar of an impressive size
and improved resistance to flooding.
Six such ships had entered service by the end of the war,
but they never had the opportunity to take part in battles.
Ten aircraft carriers of this class had been built in total by 1946.
They served in the Royal Navy until the second half of the 1950s
and in seven more navies of various countries
over the following several decades.
Let me present you the lead ship of this class:
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Tier VIII British aircraft carrier Colossus!
Colossus carries three types of squadrons:
attack aircraft with powerful armor-piercing rockets,
torpedo bombers with large HP pools,
and bombers that carpet bomb with high-explosives when attacking.
The attack aircraft are capable of dealing high damage to the sides of ships—
enemy ships lacking good armor are most vulnerable to such attacks.
The most effective usage of the torpedo bombers
is to attack large, slow-moving targets.
Colossus carries small squadrons on board—
two attacking flights with three aircraft in each.
You should remember that her aircraft are rather slow
and their torpedoes deal only moderate damage.
Each bomber carries a significant number of bombs
to set large targets on fire and inflict heavy damage to them.
These aircraft can effectively be deployed against all ship types—
large, slow-moving targets will take more damage,
but it should be fairly easy to hit nimble and maneuverable targets
due to the large number of bombs dropped per attack.
The bombers, like the torpedo bombers, are slow—
take that into account when you go into battle.
Let's say a few words about the ship herself:
Colossus is slow and equipped with an average air defense system,
so it's important to observe the battle situation and start retreating prematurely
if danger begins to presents itself.
As for upgrades...
We recommend installing the following upgrades:
Air Groups Modification 1
Aircraft Engines Modification 1
Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1
Attack Aircraft Modification 2
or Bombers Modification 2
Flight Control Modification 1
It's time for our traditional Armada raffle!
The main prize is a bundle that holds aircraft carrier Colossus and a Port slot.
It will go to one of our subscribers who hits the "Like" button under this video
and answers the following question correctly:
"How many squadron types does Colossus carry on board?"
Don't forget to share your in-game nickname
and the server you play on in the comment with the answer.
We'll announce the name of the winner in the next Armada episode.
Good luck, Captains!