Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-1820055-20150701022818/@comment-26574811-20150803071853

Hyper Shinchan wrote:

Vcharng wrote:

Junyo needs RATO (rocket-assisted take off) just to launch tenzans, I don't think she can actually launch Reppus, but Junyo K2 has a Reppu as her stock equipment, this is also a reason why I think this system won't happen.

And, Reppu's prototype, Type-17 Experimental Carrier Fighter was introduced in April 1942, Shoukaku was planned in 1937, no way she fits the critiria of "designed with Reppu in mind". The same goes for almost every carriers, since none of them were designed after April 1942. Only Shinano and the Unryu-class ever had plans to carry Reppus.

What's more, Shinden-Kai is gonna be penalized on every carrier anyway. Those old TTKs in Yokosuka are gonna rage at this. A Reppu is both lighter and equipped with a more powerful engine than a Tenzan...

I was thinking about the dimension of the elevators alone, of course carriers of the 1930s couldn't be made with the Reppu in mind...

How penalised on every carrier? At 12m wingspan it fits comfortably on the elevators of Unryu, Taiho and Shinano. Think about takeoff speed required, Reppu will be much higher. And the Japs never had a carrier catapult.