USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

The Nimitz, as seen in-game

* Base
* Top

### Air Defense

▪︎ 6x Phalanx CIWS (20 mm) (Enhanced Air Defense)▪︎2 x RIM-116 (Enhanced Air Defense)

## Miscellaneous

### Requirement

Player must be level 5 or higher in order to purchase this vessel.

## Background History

**USS *Nimitz* (CVN-68)** is a supercarrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world , she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, "aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered", but she was later redesignated as CVN-68, "aircraft carrier, multi-mission, nuclear-powered", on 30 June 1975, as part of a fleet-wide realignment that year.

The ship was named after World War II Pacific fleet commander Chester W. Nimitz, USN, (1885–1966), who was the Navy's third fleet admiral. *Nimitz* had her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Naval Station Bremerton in Washington (now part of Naval Base Kitsap). Following her Refueling and Complex Overhaul in 2001, her home port was changed to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego County, California. The home port of *Nimitz* was again moved to Naval Station Everett in Washington in 2012.

## Overview

The USS Nimitz is a powerful, but expensive ship costing 4,700,000 Dollars making it the 3rd most expensive Tier-2 ship . It can mobilize large amounts of air-to-air(AAW, anti air warfare) and air-to-surface (ASuW) units. It is the first carrier I would recommend because it was my first carrier. Others would recommend a different choice due to the cost and the lack of shipboard weapon systems, but there is a lot of money at stake and the cost difference is not that much, combined with it's excellent stats (mostly) for an aircraft carrier and an extremely effective point defense (again, despite the lack of shipboard weapon systems).

## Tactics

Stay stationary. Launch the Strike Fighters then the Fighters and finally the Helicopter. Move the helicopter a bit forward then switch to the fighters and scout the enemy ships, however you can use your strike fighters if they're fast enough. Using the fighters, seek and destroy potential enemy threats to your aerial operations, like targeting helicopters with AA capabilities, namely the WG-13 Super Lynx and the SV-22 Osprey. Using the strike fighters attack weaker ships and surfaced submarines(always go for the latter if possible, you'll only have so many chances to attack a sub with strike fighters). Only attack aircraft carriers when supported by an allied ship and/or you're using an aircraft like the F-2A or the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Use the helicopter as a support unit for your ship's own defense. When attacked by fighters; if you are piloting a strike fighter or helicopter flee towards a ship or carrier while deplyoing countermeasures to enhance your aircraft's survivability. The carrier is a better choice considering it has good air defense and the strike fighter or helicopter can reload. If you are piloting a fighter launch missiles as soon as in range, then switch to guns. Watch out for submarines, torpedo intensive or gun laden ships on the enemy team as you have no way of countering or evading torpedoes and gunfire with slow speed, low maneuverability, and 0 grenade launchers.

## Suggested Armaments Setup

Upgrade maneuverability and speed.

The ship, with its flexible armaments setup, can be armed with various weapons that will furthermore improve the ship's performance. Below are some suggested weapons setup. But, bear in mind that these are just suggestions.

**Strike fighter**:

* A-10 Thunderbolt II (For those who have unlocked it via battle pass or purchased from the market)
* F-14 Tomcat or F-2A (requires gold)

**Fighter**:

* MIG 29K Fulcrum (for relatively fast spotting + damage)
* F-18 Hornet (for spotting)

**Helicopter**:

* SV-22 Osprey or WG-13 Super Lynx (both give a significant boost to your AA, with the Osprey also boosting ASW and the Lynx boosting ASuW capabilities).

**Air Defense:**

**AA Slot 1**:

* OSA-M (Effective Anti-missile barrier)
* 3M-47 Gibka (high DPS, making it an effective anti-aircraft weapon)

**AA Slot 2**:

* 3M-47Gibka
* RIM 116

**Autocannon**:

* MK 19 (for mid-long range fire support, which is where your ship will be most of the time), Oerlikon KCB (for pros that brawl in this ship, effective self defense)

## Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages:

1. High HP
2. Powerful air defense and autocannons.
3. Powerful base aircraft and helicopter.
4. One of the two Tier II Aircraft Carriers to have a drone slot, the other being the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Disadvantages:

1. Low speed.
2. Low maneuverability.
3. No Grenade Launchers
4. No manual weapon systems on the ship other than the planes and helicopter.
5. Low ASW capabilities

## Trivia

* The USS Nimitz is designed to refuel once in its career every 25 years-its nuclear reactor needs to be charged.
* USS Nimitz is currently the oldest serving U.S Aircraft Carrier, and the oldest serving Aircraft Carrier in the world.
* This ship's durability was raised to 151,000 in an update, and up to 265,000 in another.