Shipboard reconnaissance aircraft
Shipboard reconnaissance aircraft were introduced into War Thunder in Update "Winged Lions" as an additional vehicle available for naval units.
While hydroplanes were present in War Thunder, shipboard recon aircraft allows large bluewater ships that carry plane catapults to utilize them to send scout planes to perform reconnaissance of an area, land on capture zones, and pester enemy ships with their onboard weaponry.
| Ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft | |
|---|---|
| USA | OS2U-1* · SOC-1 |
| Germany | Ar 196 A-3* |
| USSR | KOR-1 |
| Britain | Osprey Mk IV · Walrus Mk.I |
| Japan | E7K2 · E8N2 · E13A1 · F1M2* |
| Italy | Ro.43 |
| France | GL.832HY · Loire 130С |
| *Available standalone in tech tree | |
