Talk:List of fleet standard aircraft carriers by upgraded maximum stats/@comment-108.82.111.58-20141012011954/@comment-25361436-20141012015202

I can't really tell you whether Taihou is "worth it" when it comes to the trouble of building her. You could spend tons of resources over a long period of time, especially considering the scarcity of Bauxite compared to other materials. What I can tell you is about her stats, and let you make your own decision.

Firstly, a carrier's AA stat is mostly pointless. As for her cannon stat, due to carrier damage formula Taihou will do 15 more damage than Akagi and Kaga (asuming they have the same equipment) during shelling, which is a large difference.Taihou's plane spread is definitely more compareable to Akagi's than Shoukaku and Zuikaku due to a plane slot's influence being calculated via square root.

Not commenting on her evasion and armor as I've seen mixed experiences.

I'm slightly curious as to why didn't even mention the fact that she can shell at moderate damage, as most people would find that to be her selling point.