Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-73.220.89.40-20150318192417/@comment-26574811-20160118130306

CaptainCoxwaggle wrote: No, aside from the fact that I prefer to think I am playing as the Axis against the allies, Allied ships are in general worse then comparable Japanese ships, which will then become stronger with superior allied equipment.

For example the much celebrated USS Enterprise is roughly comparable to Hiryuu, except it is slower, less armoured, and more bulky. Her complement of 90 aircraft was due to the fact that American Carrier based aircraft had foldable wings in addition to US doctrine allowing for a permanent park of aircraft on the deck which the Japanese initially thought dangerous.

Her advantages that history would confer unto her ingame would come in the form of a fp boost, high base luck, and high aa, which would still make her of dubious value. Uh, actually, Big E packs at least 50% more planes than Hiryu (90 vs. 57+16, remember, IJN have "replacement aircrafts", USN don't). With additional catapult, aircraft performance, C&C, and other superiorities.

Allied ships are NOT generally inferior to Japanese, they just mature in design a bit later. Besides, Allied forces enjoy better training, resources and industrial infrastructure.