Talk:List of fleet standard aircraft carriers by upgraded maximum stats/@comment-121.210.128.112-20131228100005/@comment-121.210.128.112-20131228114120

All CV and Chito/Chiyo cap out in the shelling phase with 1-2 holo planes. Taihou's high firepower is there to ensure she doesn't lose all of her damage when she is damaged with a reduced plane count. Her opening strike damage is substantially lower than Kaga's and slightly worse than Akagi's (assuming your running Ryu Kai > Reppu > Reppu by slot size).

There is no evidence to suggest that CV are immune to damage loss due to the health modifier in the shelling phase. You need to provide more than your incedental evidence if you want to make this claim. I'm going to fix it to more appropriately recognise Taihou's stengths.