However, she will devastate slower battleships who cannot hope to escape her fast planes. Rhein’s AP bombers only drop two bombs however, which makes attacking nimbler and thinner ships like cruisers more difficult. This enables her to reposition her bombers and make repeat strikes with ease, as the bomb reticule is placed directly under a squadron. Unlike Japanese carriers, German carriers start their attack run at a high initial altitude and dive downwards towards their target, and Rhein is no exception. She is able to citadel nearly every battleship and cruiser in her matchmaking spread. The most distinctive feature of Rhein however comes in the forms of her AP bombers - they pack a great cruise speed, excellent citadel damage and great bomb penetration. The fast torpedo speed and low arming distance that her fish possess can make battleships dodging her strikes near impossible and surprise number ships like cruisers and destroyers at the hands of a skilled captain. This does not mean they are useless, however. This is offset by her low torpedo alpha damage, which is the lowest of all Tier IV carriers. Much like the rest of the line, Rhein has access to both fast torpedo planes and torpedoes. In addition to her low rocket penetration that only allows her to attack cruisers, Rhein’s AP rockets have limited effectiveness. Her attack planes also only fire a limited number of AP rockets per attack run with only two attack runs per squadron. Her attack planes require a broadside to get citadel hits, as angled targets will be nearly immune to her attacks.

Due to this, AP rockets are subject to non-penetrations and ricochets, just like normal ship-fired AP shells. Rhein’s AP rockets differ from other nation’s attack aircraft in that they rely on citadel damage rather than penetrations and fires. Rhein introduces the hallmarks of the German carrier line to captains: namely AP rockets that deal citadel damage, torpedoes with fast speed and low alpha damage and AP Bombers that dive from a high initial altitude. Player Opinion and info : Rhein sits at Tier IV as the first German aircraft carrier that players have access to. Similar to many ships designed in Germany at that time, Rhein was supposed to be equipped with a diesel propulsion plant. Lore : A light fleet carrier design developed during World War II that was set to go into serial production.

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