USS Hancock *DONE*

Weeds I don't disagree, particularly that the Bunker Hill is too cheap, and I can see the value of a Flag 2 carrier at 200 points. At 300 points, New Jersey often makes Flag on any USN carrier kind of irrelevant. I guess the thing I'm pointing out is that we can't avoid the fact the Bunker Hill exists, and it will be every bit as "official" as this card for Hancock. To a certain extent, I feel like we've got to acknowledge the cards that were produced in previous team decks, and when they ended up being too efficient, we're kind of stuck. At 28 points, with Flag 2 and only Expert Torps, this ship is arguably not as good as Essex, and is certainly less efficient that Bunker Hill. Flag 2 is absolutely useful when you're seeking high initiative, but otherwise this is basically just a clone of Intrepid at 26 points.

BTW, you absolutely right about Bunker Hill obsoleting Essex and Intrepid, particularly in 100-200 point games where you might only see a single carrier. I think it would be every bit as prevalent even at 28 or 29 points. I still take Intrepid in larger games to get at Expert Torps, but where in the past I might have used Enterprise + Intrepid, even in 1944 or 45, I now frequently opt for Bunker Hill + Intrepid instead. Its just more survivable (not to mention the bigger deck), and the over the top Helldiver makes Expert Bomber 2 less of a "need" - Expert Bomber is usually plenty to get the job done.

I obviously lean towards 27 points for Hancock, but 28 wouldn't be the end of the world. At either point value, it will only get taken when you need Flag 2 to reside on the carrier. Otherwise, the other Essex class are either better or cheaper options.  Only one voice here - just my take on things.