Thread:Vcharng/@comment-1915363-20170429143623/@comment-26574811-20170429151422

Ar-cen-ciel wrote: Speaking of which, I haven't really gotten around to ask Saratoga's upcoming Kai Ni. Has there been any plans to assign night-battle squadron to her much like USS Enterprise? How did they overcome with the accuracy issue of night bombing?

Also, I recalled that her final refit comes with a new catapult that would restore her attack range. Would she be able to launch jet planes with those? There is no news about Sara's K2 since it was first mentioned in a certain interview, but I think in that interview it was hinted that Sara K2 will be her state in 1944.

From now on everything I wrote will be based on history and not hinted game content.

Sara's first catapult was a flywheel model, fitted at starboard side of her bow, but this was rarely used, and was later removed. During somewhere between 1942 and 1944, she received two new deck catapults (Type H hydraulic) to help her service new, heavier aircrafts. Her aft elevator was too small (30x36 feet, fwd elevator was 30x60) for these new aircrafts, and was locked in place and finally removed and plated over in 1945. Meanwhile, her front elevator was upgraded into a 44x48 ft. new model, identical to those used by Essex-class. In her 1944 remodel she also received her new camouflage.

Sara did not have to face issues about night bombing, she only carried night fighters (F6F hellcat) in the battle of Iwo Jima.

So, these are all I know about her remodel. As for jets, remember the criteria was to have armored deck AND catapults, quite impossible for Sara. While I do recall reading about Sara receiving extra deck armor, it's probably not thick enough to be considered as an armored carrier.