#58 Cape Engano Chiyoda - Done

So, what i noticed setting this up, was her biggest utility to the IJN was without aircraft. As part of A-Go, japanese airgroups were slaughtered for little gain. At leyte gulf she was used a decoy with other carriers.

So what i'm proposing is something like

Decoy: If no aircraft are based on this unit, then this unit has +1 to armour and anti-air attack rolls.

Indicative of less constraint and danger caused by air operations. Paired with fughter cover, it'd be a handy defensive utility unit.

Not going to have too much going on?

I'm cool with that

I like your proposal! I have a slightly different take on Carrier Decoy, which I have put below:

CARRIER DECOY 3: At the end of the turn, if this unit wasn't attacked this turn, score 3 victory points.

The idea being, your opponent chooses between giving you a slight edge in points, or going after a comparatively lower valued carrier.

I didn’t mean actually give her Armored Deck.

I think synergy produced by the combination of Kamikaze Squadron with Decoy is great! Just a little tweak though.

The A6M2 Zero Kamikaze can base on this unit. If it does, ignore its Uncertain Arrival and Overstack abilities, and it also gains the Press the Attack ability: Whenever this unit is aborted by a ship's Antiair attack, you may roll a die. On a 1, destroy this unit. On a 4 or higher, this unit makes a Bomb attack during your air attack, hitting on a 5 or higher only.

She was modified with twice as many main guns

I have a proposition for the SAs
(Sorry for the grammar. I don't know quite how the proposed new SA should be worded to reduce space used on the card, while remaining perfectly clear)


Fighter Cover 5 - (I know Zuiho already has it, but it really fits Chiyoda's role during Philippine Sea)

Decoy    (new)
Once per game, at the start of the turn, you may declare you are using Decoy.  If you do, any aircraft your opponent placed outside of this unit's sector, while such is possible, will make -1 on all attacks during that air attack phase (-1 die for torpedo attacks).


This might actually make the ship highly valuable for a 1-cap.  Since you stand a very good chance of losing an aircraft or two as the Japanese player.  The "while such is possible" clause makes it so that in a very large game you can't simply turn off US aircraft for a turn, as long as he has enough to swarm Chiyoda.