World of Warships: Lexington VIII: Operation: Operation: The Ultimate Frontier
Map: Ultimate Frontier
Description: A "survival" mode. With the battlefront getting closer and closer, amid persistent air strikes on Rouen Atoll, the project pursued by Japanese scientists and engineers is threatened. To avoid a catastrophe, a group of transport aircraft has been dispatched to Rouen with a mission to evacuate all personnel and documentation. Ships are already present at Rouen, but we have sent another fleet to assist. Defend the base until the aircraft are ready to leave. HQ has received reports of three separate American fleets closing on Rouen. If possible, sink the USS Raptor.
Goal: Protect the group of transport aircraft arriving at the base. Defend the aerodrome until embarkation is finished and the aircraft leave the base.
Ship: Lexington - American Tier VIII aircraft сarrier.
Following the Washington Naval Conference, a decision was made to convert two Lexington-class battlecruisers into aircraft carriers. These ships exerted a substantial influence on future aircraft carrier design; the flight deck and outer sides of the hangar were integrated into the hull, providing longitudinal strength to the entire ship. Such a design allowed for a fully enclosed hangar space. At the time when the Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, USS Lexington was in the process of transferring planes to Midway. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Lexington sustained several bomb hits. Eventually, the decision was taken to scuttle the ship, and destroyer USS Phelps was tasked with sinking Lexington using torpedoes.
16 сен 2024
