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It is common for new players to neglect levelling Heavy ('''CAs''') and Aviation ('''CAVs''') Cruisers, once they have acquired more powerful classes, such as the battleships. However, CA(V)s play an important role between the light (DD/CLs) and heavy ships.

It is common for new players to neglect levelling Heavy ('''CAs''') and Aviation ('''CAVs''') Cruisers, once they have acquired more powerful classes, such as the battleships. However, CA(V)s play an important role between the light (DD/CLs) and heavy ships.

#They can often be used in place of Battleships in (Combined) Fleets, especially to achieve favorable map branching

*They can often be used in place of Battleships in (Combined) Fleets, especially to achieve favorable map branching

 

*While their daytime firepower is not that of Battleships, they are capable of dealing much more damage during Night Battles against enemies vulnerable to their high torpedo power (amongst BBs, only Bismarck drei possesses a torpedo stat)

#While their daytime firepower is not that of Battleships, they are capable of dealing much more damage during Night Battles against enemies vulnerable to their high torpedo power (amongst BBs, only Bismarck drei possesses a torpedo stat)

* As with Battleships, they can equip Type 3 Shells for better effectiveness against installations

 

* CA(V)s begin with three slots (enough for Artillery Spotting), and with four slots after their first remodel (Level 25 in most cases), they have more freedom to equip utility or LoS equipment, as opposed to CLs or DDs, which usually require a combat loadout across all 3 slots

# As with Battleships, they can equip Type 3 Shells for better effectiveness against installations

* All CAVs begin as Heavy Cruisers, and remodel into their new sub-class

# CA(V)s begin with three slots (enough for Artillery Spotting), and with four slots after their first remodel (Level 25 in most cases), they have more freedom to equip utility or LoS equipment, as opposed to CLs or DDs, which usually require a combat loadout across all 3 slots

* CAVs in particular can also equip many things that CAs cannot, such as:

 

** WG42 rockets, which are effective against hard installations (which Type 3 Shells are ineffective against), but this piece of equipment is difficult to come by early on in the game

# All CAVs begin as Heavy Cruisers, and remodel into their new sub-class

** Seaplane bombers and fighters, which can be used to supplement your Fighter Power, if act as your only source of Fighter Power in the fleet

# CAVs in particular can also equip many things that CAs cannot, such as:

** Drum canisters, which are sometimes important for routing and in transport maps

## WG42 rockets, which are effective against hard installations (which Type 3 Shells are ineffective against), but this piece of equipment is difficult to come by early on in the game

* Nevertheless, CA(V)s also have their weaknesses; most significantly, their combined HP and Armour makes them particularly vulnerable to being reduced to Taiha / Red Health from damage taken from heavier enemies, or even from critical hits from less heavyweight opponents

## Seaplane bombers and fighters, which can be used to supplement your Fighter Power, if act as your only source of Fighter Power in the fleet

## Drum canisters, which are sometimes important for routing and in transport maps

# Nevertheless, CA(V)s also have their weaknesses; most significantly, their combined HP and Armour makes them particularly vulnerable to being reduced to Taiha / Red Health from damage taken from heavier enemies, or even from critical hits from less heavyweight opponents

Essentially, while CA(V)s may be the most versatile ships out of all the ship classes, they are also particularly vulnerable to damage from enemy ships, due to the way in which combat damage is calculated, along with the "Overkill Mechanic". In spite of that, CA(V)s will still play an important part in your fleet, and neglecting them will only make your life more difficult later on.

Essentially, while CA(V)s may be the most versatile ships out of all the ship classes, they are also particularly vulnerable to damage from enemy ships, due to the way in which combat damage is calculated, along with the "Overkill Mechanic". In spite of that, CA(V)s will still play an important part in your fleet, and neglecting them will only make your life more difficult later on.