Aircraft Carrier (Length 5)

Trait: The longest ship in the fleet. Being easy to spot, it needs careful hiding.

The largest ship, occupying five cells — the first to fall to an opponent's checkerboard search.

The Aircraft Carrier is the largest ship in the fleet, occupying five cells. The longer a ship is, the higher its chance of being hit by random fire, and the easier it is to track once hit.

Checkerboard (parity) fire is guaranteed to graze any ship two cells or longer at least once. A five-cell carrier can't dodge this net no matter where it's placed, so delaying discovery through smart placement is key.

Tucking it right against an edge reduces the tracking options on one side, helping it hold out longer. Just be careful — if every ship is pushed to the edges, the pattern becomes readable.

Placement Tip: Keep it along an edge, but on a different side from your other ships to blur the pattern.