Talk:Shoukaku/@comment-27001326-20150925085731/@comment-118.71.210.107-20150925091519

That range is not really important.

Main part is her armored flight deck (can launch plane at moderate damage) and wooping 70 firepower.

70 firepower means she does 160 base damage without any plane bonus. With just 1-2 elite Bomber, she gets Yamato-tier shelling strength.