The only reason a US CV could loose against a comparable IJN CV is a difference in the players ability (and/or preparation). Sorry, but i agree with Geralt_z_Rivii365. Having only 1 IJN DB and TB means he will do close to no damage against your team, cruisers and even destroyer have enough AA to massively cripple whatever little amount of damage those bombers have.

Did you realize that you have a 2-0-1 setup choice ? Because the Ryujo captain sacrificed a DB squad for the fighters, leaving him at a pathetic 3-1-1 setup with a meager 4 planes each.

Are you sending your fighters to intercept the enemy above hostile cruiser hordes ?.Have you bought any upgrade for your CV ?.The only way I can beat a Bogue(TierV) is by having my team deal with his fighters or pray he's using the fighter-less 0-1-2 setup.everything else will result in my fighters dropping like flies and my bombers following soon. I just finished the Hosho (TierIV) and currently play the Zuiho(TierV), the only way i can beat a Langley(TierIV) is by having my team deal with his fighters (or at least support my fighters). Even in a direct Duel the US wins due to the bigger bomber squads and noticibly superior AA on the CV itself (Ryujo 30 Vs.

On average the IJN CV will need at least 2 fighter squadrons to deal with a single US fighter squadron.the US have 1.5times the planes per squad and usually better dmg.and they are slower meaning they will get the boost from the Dogfighting Expert skill. It's hard for me to imagine how did you do that. I have a independente class cv my fighers squadron get complete destroyed by a RYUJO cv with 3 fighers squadrons thx wargaming voor making IJN cv OP

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