Talk:Akagi/@comment-50.186.33.244-20131215074311/@comment-210.55.212.241-20131217054133

if you are starting out you can try using her as the flagship with barrel formation (round shape)

You will minimize the chance of the flagship getting hit at the expense of lower cannon damage for the rest of the fleet.

Also make sure you have enough escort fighters for your bombers, if you have 4 slots of starter torpedo/dive bombers they will drop like flies fighting enemy carriers with fighters. Start out with 2 slots of around 30 fighters if you know your sortie will have to face carriers. ( and get better fighters once you have a chance to, for the very least you want reisen type 52 (a6m5)  which is fairly easy to drop in crafting)