Oh hey look an actual serious post

Original build here

No AA rocket ver (521 parts) here

• The Defensive warships series hopes to make killing AI warship targets with aircraft 10x harder. (and fun) All ships have a semi-realistic AA complement, with guns that all have semi-realistic ranges, muzzle velocities, firing arcs, and etc

• (wiki)
  Zuikaku (Japanese: "Auspicious Crane") was the second and last Shokaku-class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the beginning of the Pacific War. Zuikaku was one of the most capable Japanese aircraft carriers of the entire war.

• (BEAUTIFUL Screenshots by @ShiroNeko)

• (Zero used here)

Functional armament

(Spawn as AI in aggressive mode, guns will activate and deactivate depending on if they are in arc/range)

• 8x twin type 89 127mm guns

Max range: 9440m
Min range: 1000m
Muzzle velocity: 720m/s

• 8x 12cm AA rocket launchers (8 x 28)

Max range: ~1500m
Min range: ~1000m
Muzzle velocity: 270m/s

• 19x Type 96 25mm AT/AA gun (triple)

Max range: 6800m
Min range: 0m
muzzle velocity: 820m/s

• 1x Type 96 25mm AT/AA gun (single)
  (According to some sources there should actually be a bunch of these scattered across the flight deck but not sure)

Max range: 6800m
Min range: 0m
muzzle velocity: 820m/s

Notes

• First carrier in the series! Next post will be the USS Essex, so you can basically role play 1944 as a pilot on either side
• oh yeah and the carrier automatically maneuvers when you get close enough to make it harder to bomb/torpedo it
• ermm

Enjoy getting obliterated!

(Pictured: a failed torpedo bombing run)