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[How 2 Akagi 101]
Akagi is an aircraft carrier and the sole member of her class. Originally laid down as the second of the Amagi-class battlecruisers, she was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction, thus explaining her high durability for an aircraft carrier. She is often paired with [[Kaga]] for their similar histories and stats.
Aircraft carriers are best used for achieving [[Aerial_Combat|air superiority]], enabling surface ships to utilize [[Combat/Artillery_Spotting|special attacks such as double attacks or cut-ins]] while preventing the enemy fleet from doing so. In addition to ensuring air superiority, carriers can also take part in battle by equipping them with [[List_of_Dive_Bombers_by_stats|dive bombers]], [[List_of_Torpedo_Bombers_by_stats|torpedo bombers]] or [[List_of_Aircraft_by_stats_(Jets)|jet fighter-bombers]], which also enables the carrier to attack during the opening air combat phase.
Aircraft carriers have a fixed amount of planes assigned per equipment slot. Equipping planes should be dynamically adjusted in anticipation of the maps they are to be sent to. If the map has no enemy air presence then one may consider sortieing a carrier with mostly bomber planes. Should the map have a mediocre enemy air presence such as light carriers it is advisable to equip enough [[List_of_Fighters_by_stats|fighters]] to ensure your own fleet gains [[Aerial_Combat#Fighter_Combat|air superiority.]] Once in the face of significantly heavy enemy air presence one may even resort to equipping a carrier solely with fighters, preventing your carrier from attacking but ensuring that the enemy does not gain an advantage over yours with double attacks or cut-ins. A situation like this is however, very rare, and is usually remedied by sortieing with two carriers equipped with fighters and bombers.
The smallest slot, typically the fourth slot, is usually reserved for an [[List_of_Aircraft_by_stats_(other)|utility aircraft]] such as a [[Saiun]] to prevent the [[Combat#Engagement_Form_Modifier| Red crossing the T disadvantage]] or a [[Type_2_Recon_Aircraft|T2 Recon Aircaft]] for the [[Aerial_Combat#Contact_Damage_Modifier|increasing the accuracy and damage of the air squadron.]] Typically the Saiun is equipped in the smallest aircraft slot of the entire fleet, since only one is required to prevent the Red T-disadvantage, and should often be equipped on a [[List_of_light_aircraft_carriers_by_upgraded_maximum_stats|Light Carrier]] rather than a [[List_of_fleet_standard_aircraft_carriers_by_upgraded_maximum_stats|Standard Carrier]] if both types happen to be in the same fleet, otherwise it is advised to examine each individual ship accordingly and select the carrier with the slot that has the smallest aircraft capacity for the Saiun.
Akagi is typically deployed into maps with enemy aircraft carriers alongside larger ships such as [[List_of_heavy_cruisers_by_upgraded_maximum_stats|Heavy Cruisers]] or [[List_of_battleships_by_upgraded_maximum_stats|Battleships,]] since these ships benefit greatly from the air superiority, since they gain access to artillery spotting due to their seaplanes conducting the artillery spotting is not being shot down by enemy fighters. Akagi is typically sortied with [[Kaga]] in order to allow her to carry less fighter planes and more bombers on herself, spreading the required fighter planes between the two carriers.
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