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Aircraft are separated into five main categories, based on what they're equipped with and how they attack their opponents: | Aircraft are separated into five main categories, based on what they're equipped with and how they attack their opponents: | ||
*'''Fighters''' include the F6F Hellcat and the J2M Raiden. These aircraft are designed to bring down other aircraft, and as such are designed to be quick and light. Some of these planes can equip themselves with light bombs or rockets, both of which should be discarded before attempting to dogfight. The rockets come in two flavours – anti-air and anti-surface. As examples, the F4U Corsair carries the latter and the J2M Raiden carries the former. | *'''Fighters''' include the F6F Hellcat and the J2M Raiden. These aircraft are designed to bring down other aircraft, and as such are designed to be quick and light. Some of these planes can equip themselves with light bombs or rockets, both of which should be discarded before attempting to dogfight. The rockets come in two flavours – anti-air and anti-surface. As examples, the F4U Corsair carries the latter and the J2M Raiden carries the former. | ||
*'''Dive Bombers''' include the SB2C Helldiver and the D4Y Judy. These planes are equipped with a single bomb to drop on a target. They are most effective, as their name suggests, when coming out of a dive. Dive bombers | *'''Dive Bombers''' include the SB2C Helldiver and the D4Y Judy. These planes are equipped with a single bomb to drop on a target. They are most effective, as their name suggests, when coming out of a dive. Dive bombers enter a relatively shallow dive, versus the 90° drop dive bombers perform in Midway. This allows them to release their ordnance quicker, but at the same time makes them easier to target from the perspective of the enemy player. Dive bombers now cause noticeable damage against battleships, and can still be equipped with air-dropped depth charges. | ||
*'''Torpedo Bombers''' include the TBF Avenger and the B6N Jill. Planes like these are armed with a torpedo to drop in the water, which will then travel in a straight line toward its target. The TBM Avenger, not to be confused with the Grumman TBF, is a black sheep in this category. It is covered in greater detail in the [[Battlestations: Pacific/Allied Aircraft|Allied aircraft]] section of this guide. | *'''Torpedo Bombers''' include the TBF Avenger and the B6N Jill. Planes like these are armed with a torpedo to drop in the water, which will then travel in a straight line toward its target. The TBM Avenger, not to be confused with the Grumman TBF, is a black sheep in this category. It is covered in greater detail in the [[Battlestations: Pacific/Allied Aircraft|Allied aircraft]] section of this guide. | ||
*'''Carpet Bombers''' are designed to carry a large payload of bombs to simply dump on a target. Examples of this type include the G4M Betty and the B-17 Flying Fortress. Also known by some as level bombers, these planes are designed to attack large and imposing targets. The larger the target, the more bombs that will strike it. These planes have received significant upgrades since Midway, and are now effective against battleships. Additionally, the Japanese carpet bombers – the Nell and the Betty – have sturdier armour than before. Although they are still sitting targets for fighters, their weapons are more accurate, faster-firing, and they themselves can take more damage. | *'''Carpet Bombers''' are designed to carry a large payload of bombs to simply dump on a target. Examples of this type include the G4M Betty and the B-17 Flying Fortress. Also known by some as level bombers, these planes are designed to attack large and imposing targets. The larger the target, the more bombs that will strike it. These planes have received significant upgrades since Midway, and are now effective against battleships. Additionally, the Japanese carpet bombers – the Nell and the Betty – have sturdier armour than before. Although they are still sitting targets for fighters, their weapons are more accurate, faster-firing, and they themselves can take more damage. |