Carrier Battles
Pacific War Naval Warfare
$9.99
1.11.15for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Carrier Battles
This is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, in the South Pacific and Central Pacific in 1942-1943.
Find the forces of your opponent and strike at them before they sink your precious aircraft carriers, while preventing them from invading key points in the theatre of operations or supporting your own amphibious operations.
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• Solitaire play again powerful US or Japanese AI
• Play by Email
• 11 historical scenarios: Coral Sea May 42, Midway June 42, Eastern Solomon Aug 42, Santa Cruz Oct 42, Guadalcanal Dec 42, Bismarck Sea March 43,
Rabaul 1943, Guadalcanal Feb 1943, Watchtower Aug.42, US Raids Mar 42, Wake Dec 41
• Varied Hex maps with a scale of 30 miles per hex
• 80 types of warplanes, historical ships
• Naval-air search, radar, progressive intelligence gathering on enemy naval forces
• Air strikes against naval and land targets, surface battles
• Advanced damage system
• Invasion, naval bombardment
• Turn-based system
• A nice on-boarding sequence will guide the player to the depth of the game
• Available in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese , Italian
• No internet connection required to play against the AI
Estimated Playtime: 1h00 to 3h00.
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy policy: http://cbfg.xooit.org/t536-Data-Privacy.htm#p3416
Find the forces of your opponent and strike at them before they sink your precious aircraft carriers, while preventing them from invading key points in the theatre of operations or supporting your own amphibious operations.
LEARN MORE
• Solitaire play again powerful US or Japanese AI
• Play by Email
• 11 historical scenarios: Coral Sea May 42, Midway June 42, Eastern Solomon Aug 42, Santa Cruz Oct 42, Guadalcanal Dec 42, Bismarck Sea March 43,
Rabaul 1943, Guadalcanal Feb 1943, Watchtower Aug.42, US Raids Mar 42, Wake Dec 41
• Varied Hex maps with a scale of 30 miles per hex
• 80 types of warplanes, historical ships
• Naval-air search, radar, progressive intelligence gathering on enemy naval forces
• Air strikes against naval and land targets, surface battles
• Advanced damage system
• Invasion, naval bombardment
• Turn-based system
• A nice on-boarding sequence will guide the player to the depth of the game
• Available in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese , Italian
• No internet connection required to play against the AI
Estimated Playtime: 1h00 to 3h00.
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy policy: http://cbfg.xooit.org/t536-Data-Privacy.htm#p3416
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.11.15
Last updated on Feb 22, 2024
Old Versions
- Resigning an online which has really started.
- Push overboard: the pop-up was not always displayed.
- Push overboard: the pop-up was not always displayed.
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Version History
1.11.15
Feb 22, 2024
- Resigning an online which has really started.
- Push overboard: the pop-up was not always displayed.
- Push overboard: the pop-up was not always displayed.
1.11.14
Jan 5, 2024
Multi-player issues when joining a game with random sides
1.11.13
Dec 18, 2023
2-players
- Deletion from the saved game tile
- Correct display of your flag on the game tile
- Deletion from the saved game tile
- Correct display of your flag on the game tile
1.11.12
Dec 15, 2023
Miscellaneous fixes
- Operation FS : the scenario take places in July 42, not August.
- Japanese bomber background for the lower Strike box when playing the IJN.
- Correct display of the flag (side, scenario) when creating a multiplayer game.
- The surrender button was not working properly from the saved game tile.
- Activate a module once purchase.
- Seaplane tenders were not transferring their planes to the seaplane base in multi-player
- Operation FS : the scenario take places in July 42, not August.
- Japanese bomber background for the lower Strike box when playing the IJN.
- Correct display of the flag (side, scenario) when creating a multiplayer game.
- The surrender button was not working properly from the saved game tile.
- Activate a module once purchase.
- Seaplane tenders were not transferring their planes to the seaplane base in multi-player
1.11.11
Oct 8, 2023
Bug fixes:
- Detach action was not responsive
- Detach action was not responsive
1.11.10
Sep 30, 2023
Possibly to give up a multi-player game form the saved game tile.
Indian Ocean Raid
- Reduced British seaborne AA
- Sea hurricane air-to-air rating drops to 2.
- CAP Vectoring: only for a CV with operative air radar.
- CAP vectoring: roll 2 dice and keep the average between the 2 if the second one is better than the first.
- Wrong coastwatchers intelligence
- Side selection buttons bear British colours
Bug fixes:
- Shift f 1/2 column on other maps than the Indian Ocean which render selection a bit frustrating
- All scenarios involving BB Indiana, Washington or Massachusetts were spoiled by an empty map
- Santa Cruz: do not set-up CVE Copahee on a coastal hex
- The withdrawal direction for retiring forces was at random.
Techical Upgrade Unity
Indian Ocean Raid
- Reduced British seaborne AA
- Sea hurricane air-to-air rating drops to 2.
- CAP Vectoring: only for a CV with operative air radar.
- CAP vectoring: roll 2 dice and keep the average between the 2 if the second one is better than the first.
- Wrong coastwatchers intelligence
- Side selection buttons bear British colours
Bug fixes:
- Shift f 1/2 column on other maps than the Indian Ocean which render selection a bit frustrating
- All scenarios involving BB Indiana, Washington or Massachusetts were spoiled by an empty map
- Santa Cruz: do not set-up CVE Copahee on a coastal hex
- The withdrawal direction for retiring forces was at random.
Techical Upgrade Unity
1.11.7
Jun 27, 2023
Bug fix: the Indian Ocean raid in-app was not recovered on app launch
1.11
Jun 26, 2023
New Scenario: Indian Ocean Raid
- The Imperial Japanese Navy makes a foray into the Indian Ocean in an attempt to deter or destroy the British Eastern Fleet.
- Enjoy British units which have armored flight decks, CAP vectoring and night-striking capability.
Night duration depends on the map and the season.
- The Imperial Japanese Navy makes a foray into the Indian Ocean in an attempt to deter or destroy the British Eastern Fleet.
- Enjoy British units which have armored flight decks, CAP vectoring and night-striking capability.
Night duration depends on the map and the season.
1.10.023
Jan 5, 2023
Bug fixes:
- Remove ghost tasks forces or airstrike from map
- Submarines should not prevent unloading
- One freeze case with US AI in Operation FS
- Displayed damage to enemy CAP during air to sea battle was completely wrong with advanced fog of war
- Remove ghost tasks forces or airstrike from map
- Submarines should not prevent unloading
- One freeze case with US AI in Operation FS
- Displayed damage to enemy CAP during air to sea battle was completely wrong with advanced fog of war
1.10.021
Dec 10, 2022
Midway:
- fixes about strategic surprise
- A bit more fuel points at Midway when playing without CV Yorktown
Submarines should not delay naval bombardment
- fixes about strategic surprise
- A bit more fuel points at Midway when playing without CV Yorktown
Submarines should not delay naval bombardment
1.10.020
Aug 29, 2022
Bug fixes:
- Transports having lost their seaplane capacity lose they orange square on the ship counter
- Seaplanes were not automatically rebasing when looping around their damaged home ship
- Potential loss of target payload when spotting aircraft on deck on 2P games
It is possible to units which are unable to land on a carrier to a different airbase at night
1.10.019
Aug 25, 2022
Victory level
1.1.0.018
Aug 13, 2022
Fixes:
- A detected enemy seaplane base was not visible on map
- It should not be possible to move retiring TF (black stripe). These are moved at the end of turn by the AI
- A detected enemy seaplane base was not visible on map
- It should not be possible to move retiring TF (black stripe). These are moved at the end of turn by the AI
1.10.017
Aug 9, 2022
Bismarck Sea : - the scenario starts at 09:20 with Japanese TRS loaded at Rabaul
After a merge, TF' AA was temporarily displayed in big font on map
Long-press to get info on ships or TF was not working well
After a merge, TF' AA was temporarily displayed in big font on map
Long-press to get info on ships or TF was not working well
1.10.016
Jul 29, 2022
List of saved solo games
1.10.015
Jul 26, 2022
Bug fixes:
- Detaching TF is now operational again
- Detaching TF is now operational again
1.10.014
Jul 23, 2022
MP
* The play-by-email has been removed as the online asynchronous mode is replacing it
* Delete online account
* The saved game size has been cut by half for faster downloading
* During the opponent’s turn, you may write a message, surrender or send a gentle reminder
Air Search
* The distance used to compute the chance to find is increased by 1 every 3 hexes
* A major fire increases the chance of being discovered
* Partial info transmitted by scout: the error may be up to 1/4 of the distance (was 1/5)
Airstrike
* Radio -20% instead of -15% per hex for the Japanese. Halved for a pure-fighter airstrike
* The chance to find its target has been reduced for fighters and lone air units
* Added a 1-hex margin for a safer return of long-range CAP
Air Op
* Variable fuel cost: the fuel amount has been doubled and fighters consume much less than bombers, see Air op rules
* Ability to push aircraft overboard with via right-click / long-press
* Automatic creation of seaplane bases
* Display of a small plane symbol on carriers when there are at least 2 air units on deck: observed on own CV or during a battle
Scenarios
* Midway: additional penalties for Japanese scouts while the strategic surprise is running
* Essex: updated victory conditions for the US
TF
* Added heavy AA values on the TF reorganization screen
* Black triangles will indicate if there are CAP and/or ASW protection on the TF counter
Sub
* The chance for air unit to detect a submarine in a clear hex is only divided by 2 instead of 4
* The encounter chance is halved against a TF not matching the target type
* Submarines do not attack ships in an airbase hex during daylight
Logs
* Larger and always visible scroll bar
* Zoom on mobile
Map
* Touch/click on the map button to iterate though map pieces
* A simple arrow is emphasizing the autopilot destination hex
Technical improvement
* The game sides and sequence have been generalized which is opening room for other games
* The play-by-email has been removed as the online asynchronous mode is replacing it
* Delete online account
* The saved game size has been cut by half for faster downloading
* During the opponent’s turn, you may write a message, surrender or send a gentle reminder
Air Search
* The distance used to compute the chance to find is increased by 1 every 3 hexes
* A major fire increases the chance of being discovered
* Partial info transmitted by scout: the error may be up to 1/4 of the distance (was 1/5)
Airstrike
* Radio -20% instead of -15% per hex for the Japanese. Halved for a pure-fighter airstrike
* The chance to find its target has been reduced for fighters and lone air units
* Added a 1-hex margin for a safer return of long-range CAP
Air Op
* Variable fuel cost: the fuel amount has been doubled and fighters consume much less than bombers, see Air op rules
* Ability to push aircraft overboard with via right-click / long-press
* Automatic creation of seaplane bases
* Display of a small plane symbol on carriers when there are at least 2 air units on deck: observed on own CV or during a battle
Scenarios
* Midway: additional penalties for Japanese scouts while the strategic surprise is running
* Essex: updated victory conditions for the US
TF
* Added heavy AA values on the TF reorganization screen
* Black triangles will indicate if there are CAP and/or ASW protection on the TF counter
Sub
* The chance for air unit to detect a submarine in a clear hex is only divided by 2 instead of 4
* The encounter chance is halved against a TF not matching the target type
* Submarines do not attack ships in an airbase hex during daylight
Logs
* Larger and always visible scroll bar
* Zoom on mobile
Map
* Touch/click on the map button to iterate though map pieces
* A simple arrow is emphasizing the autopilot destination hex
Technical improvement
* The game sides and sequence have been generalized which is opening room for other games
1.9.12
Jun 20, 2022
Bug fix:
- Bismarck Sea: Japanese TRS were not loading troops at Rabaul
- Bismarck Sea: Japanese TRS were not loading troops at Rabaul
1.9.11
Jun 4, 2022
- Fixed a freeze issue with airstrikes
1.9.10
Jun 3, 2022
Bug fixes
- It is easier to display the info window on ships or air units by a long-press on mobile
- Recall airstrike, the airstrike detailed view should be refreshed after the attempt
- Freeze case with a large number of airstrikes
- Display enemy TF names at the end of game
- It is easier to display the info window on ships or air units by a long-press on mobile
- Recall airstrike, the airstrike detailed view should be refreshed after the attempt
- Freeze case with a large number of airstrikes
- Display enemy TF names at the end of game
1.9.9
May 20, 2022
Bug fixes
- Once the fire control radar has been destroyed, this was not reflected on the ship counter
- fog of war: on an enemy airstrike detected on map, do not disclose the real payload: endurance and air to sea factors are showing default values
- Submarine hits were not always causing loss of life
- Submarine VP were attributed to the wrong side
- Once the fire control radar has been destroyed, this was not reflected on the ship counter
- fog of war: on an enemy airstrike detected on map, do not disclose the real payload: endurance and air to sea factors are showing default values
- Submarine hits were not always causing loss of life
- Submarine VP were attributed to the wrong side
1.9.8
May 16, 2022
Bug fixes:
- Ability to flip enemy’s counters
- Case of airfield downgrade after enemy air attack in multi-player
- Midway 2P: text explaining the surprise for the Japanese player
- Unloaded TRS should not start reloading if they stay in the hex
- Ability to flip enemy’s counters
- Case of airfield downgrade after enemy air attack in multi-player
- Midway 2P: text explaining the surprise for the Japanese player
- Unloaded TRS should not start reloading if they stay in the hex
1.9.7
Apr 30, 2022
Seaplane base: The maintenance capacity displayed on the counter takes into account tenders in the hex
Torpedo Alley, land reinforcement option : Chitose's group starts at Kavieng
Torpedo Alley, land reinforcement option : Chitose's group starts at Kavieng
1.9.6
Apr 4, 2022
Bug fixes:
- Revenge raids : retreating TF were blocked in hex 3357
- Autopilot flag were not removed when the TF reaches its destination
- Revenge raids : retreating TF were blocked in hex 3357
- Autopilot flag were not removed when the TF reaches its destination
1.9.5
Mar 24, 2022
Scenarios: miscellaneous bug/freeze fixes
Close button added to the Ship and TF info sub windows
En route target change
Close button added to the Ship and TF info sub windows
En route target change
Carrier Battles FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Carrier Battles in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Carrier Battles.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Carrier Battles supports English
Carrier Battles contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Cross-platform Multi-player
$0.99
Seaplanes + Essex scenario
$2.99
Submarines + 1 scenario
$2.99
Adv. fog of war + FS scenario
$2.99
Indian Ocean Raid
$2.99
