HMS Queen Elizabeth

## HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

The Queen Elizabeth, as seen in-game

* Base
* Top

## Armament

### Autocannon

▪︎2 x Oerlikon KCB 30mm (Enhanced Auto-Cannon)▪︎1 x MK-19 40mm (Enhanced Auto-Cannon)

### Air Defense

▪︎2 x Phalanx CIWS 20mm (Enhanced Air Defense)¤1 x RIM-116 AA Missiles (Enhanced Air Defense)

## Aviation Unit

### Strike Fighter

1 x F-15N Eagle (Enhanced Strike Fighter)

## Miscellaneous

### Requirement

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

## Background History

The newly built HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and is the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy.

The ship was laid down on July 7, 2009, launched on July 17, 2014, and was commissioned on December 7, 2017. During its naming ceremony on July 4, 2014; high ranking personnel from the United Kingdom and other countries attended, with the HMS Illustrious berthed adjacent to the ship.

The ship participated in several training exercises, a notable example being a military exercise with the Republic of Singapore Navy on July 26, 2021.

## Overview

The newly built aircraft carrier takes players to a new experience via the ship's drone, which by itself is strong enough to single-handedly sink any tier 2 ship with poor or non-existent anti-air defense.

The ship has a fair amount of durability at the price of low mobility and maneuverability; and to add insult to injury, the ship has no defense against submarines except for its helicopter.

## Tactics

### Playing as a Queen Elizabeth

Players who are willing to deal significant damage even at the price of poor defense will find the ship favorable, but will also require a tedious amount of dual-tasking.

At the start of a match, deploy aircraft and provide reconaissance to your team. Once enemy ships have been detected, calculating the needed logistics or plotting the course of rival ships will be made significantly easier.

As the battle progresses, avoid venturing all by yourself, and avoid fighting submarines without any escorting ships. Stay within a close proximity of allies, as their air defenses will compensate for the ship's lack thereof. Try deploying both the ship's aircraft and drone simultaneously, switching between units whenever appropriate, as this will make effective use of the ship's high damage potential.

### Playing along a Queen Elizabeth

The ship's vulnerability against nearby surface vessels will provide allies a vital role in enhancing the ship's survival in a match. Protect an allied Elizabeth-in-need from any encroaching warships, from submarines specially. Defending the ship from any aircraft will be necessary also.

### Playing against a Queen Elizabeth

One thing that rivals should bear in mind is the ship's high aircraft damage capabilities, and therefore avoid venturing in the open without an allied ship to supplement their ship's air defenses. Never underestimate the ship's capabilities, only charge the Elizabeth *if* you are certain that the ship is defenseless. However this illusion of defenselessnes can be utilized by skilled players to lure rival ships to their deaths.

As for aircraft carriers, deploy fighters to intercept the Elizabeth's drone. Take note the fact that the drone is durable, and will very likely distract people into destroying it instead of paying attention to their own ship's whereabouts and conditions.

## Suggested Armaments Setup

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.

### In Tier 2

* Strike Fighter: F-14 Tomcat (highest afterburner speed and no difficult-to-target bombs)
* Drone: MQ-9 Reaper (the only option)
* Helicopter: Any helicopter armed with torpedo or depth charge
* Anti-air slots: OSA-M and RIM-116 (longest ranges)
* Autocannon slots: DP-65 and Mk-19 (longest ranges)

### In Tier 3

* Strike Fighter: F-35 Lightning II (for strike fighters with high damage) or F/A-XX (for strike fighters with multiple capabilities).
* Drone: S-70 Okhotnik-B.
* Anti air artillery slot no.1: ANSEQ-3 (for players with the "hero" status), Sea RAM.
* Anti air artillery slot no.2: ANSEQ-3 (for players with the "hero" status), Sea RAM.
* Autocannon slot no.1: Marlin (40 mm).
* Autocannon slot no.2: Marlin (40 mm).

## Advantages and Disadvantages

### Advantages

* Comes equipped with a drone, and is the only aircraft carrier in tier 2 with the said weapon.
* Wide radar range.
* Has the second highest durability among tier 2 ships.

### Disadvantages

* Poor anti air defense.
* Low mobility and maneuverability.
* Unlike it's other Tier-II counterparts, it lacks fighters.

## Trivia

* The ship used to cost 3,000,000 dollars; but was increased to 4,750,000 on January 17, 2022.
* The ship's durability was increased to 174,900 in an update.