Dive Bomber Operations - Friendly dive bombers or aircraft that can choose to deploy as a dive bomber can base on this unit. If an aircraft cant base on a carrier, it can't use this ability.
ASW Screen - Divebombers based on this unit may make a 3 dice ASW attack instead of thier normal attack.
In 1944 the Australian war cabinet adopted a proposal to assist the Royal Navy with its manpower shortages by providing intake to the RAN sufficent to crew a light carrier of the Colossus class and its aircraft. Along with a number of escorts. HMS Ocean was initally proposed. Changing fortunes of war meant that a transfer of ships couldn't be agreed with the UK government. Australia would later aquire two Majestic class carriers in the late 40s.
Name
Ocean
Builder
Alexander Stephen & Sons
Laid down
8 November 1942
Launched
8 July 1944
Commissioned
8 August 1945
Decommissioned
1960
Out of service
In reserve, 1957
Fate
Scrapped Faslane, Scotland 1962
General characteristics
Class and type
Colossus-class aircraft carrier
Displacement
13,190 tons
Length
630 ft (190 m)
Beam
80 ft (24 m)
Draught
18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Propulsion
Parson geared turbines,
4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
2 shafts
40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range
12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)] at 14 knots (22,200 km at 26 km/h)
I did some editing on the SA's to make them compliant with WotC terminology and style. I also did some editing on the fluff. Please look over the card closely for any errors.