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AL Formidable

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U.K. · Tier VII · Aircraft Carrier
Strike carrierRepeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.
Playstyle
  • Use spotting to find isolated ships and broadside or predictable targets, then choose between AP-bomb p…
  • Avoid: Do not treat AL Formidable like a generic carrier or spam poorly lined-up bomb drops
Azur Lane collaboration variant

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Playstyle

Overview

AL Formidable is a British Tier VII premium carrier built around skip bombs plus AP bombs, with official buffs to AP bomb damage, penetration, ricochet angles, dispersion, aircraft maneuverability, and skip-bomb fire chance. Play her as a precision strike carrier that farms consistent damage through carefully aimed bomb runs.

Positioning

Use spotting to find isolated ships and broadside or predictable targets, then choose between AP-bomb punishment and skip-bomb pressure. Her improved attack handling rewards patient setup; rushing drops or attacking dense AA wastes the precision buffs.

Potato Avoidance

Treat AL Formidable like a generic carrier or spam poorly…

Her strength is bomb quality and attack control; bad approach angles waste the improved penetration, ricochet, and dispersion profile.

Acquisition

How to get AL Formidable

AL Formidable is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Containers. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

Best listed chance for this ship

  • Azur Lane VI Crate 1.666667% Azur Lane Premium Ship Collaboration containers · Azur Lane VI Crate · 1 of 3 ships
  • Azur Lane Crate: Ultimate III 0.5% Azur Lane Premium Ship Collaboration containers · Azur Lane Crate: Ultimate III · 1 of 12 ships
Official WG availability sources
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Builds Beta

AL Formidable’s commander direction boosts bomb and torpedo damage and offers Armoured Hangar for aircraft HP. Build around plane survivability, bomb consistency, and strike damage so the skip/AP bomb toolkit stays active.

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Stats and specs

AL Formidable stats

Detailed specs are not available for this ship. This ship is not in our current spec dataset. It may be a limited or legacy variant, a recent release we have not added yet, or a special edition that runs separately from the standard roster. In the meantime, you can look up AL Formidable on the Wargaming wiki. If you own this ship and would like us to add full specs, let us know.

Balance History

Balance updates affecting AL Formidable. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×3Buff ×13Airstrike ×2Main Battery ×3
2026-05-28

Ministry of Balance: Summertime Refit

  • The previous buffs to AL Formidable landed well overall, and the only aspect we felt still needed improvement was her bomb damage.
  • Maximum AP bomb damage increased from 4,200 to 4,700.
  • Maximum skip HE bomb damage increased from 9,000 to 9,500.
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2026-03-26

Ministry of Balance: Spring Renewal

  • Attack mode duration increased from 5 to 6 s.
  • Flight altitude reduced by 50%.
  • Increased AP bomb maximum and minimum ricochet angles.
  • Increased AP bomb armor penetration from 309.6 to 327.5 mm.
  • Bomb falling speed has been reduced, resulting in a slightly shorter bomb flight time overall.
  • Aircraft maneuverability increased by approximately 35%.
  • Aircraft now maintain constant speed during the attack phase, allowing for more precise aiming.
  • Camera improvements:
  • The camera is now positioned slightly farther from the squadron, and accelerating no longer creates a fisheye effect, including when using skip bombers.
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2025-09-04

September Update: The Valor Armada

  • Minimum ricochet angle for AP bombs improved from 45° to 50°.
  • Guaranteed ricochet angle for AP bombs improved from 60° to 65°.
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2025-05-15

Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights

  • AL Formidable has been experiencing trouble with the AP penetration and striking power of her bombers, so we're improving them in several areas.
  • AP dive bomber damage increased from 4,000 to 4,200.
  • AP bomb penetration multiplier increased by 30%.
  • AP dive bomber dispersion improved.
  • Skip bomber damage increased from 8,500 to 9,000.
  • Skip bomber fire chance increased from 30 to 32%.
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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior AL Formidable can equip, from in-game data.

  • AL Formidable default exterior
    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
  • Azur Lane
    Azur FormidableAzur Lane

Primary official WG sources

Filtered to official World of Warships: Legends pages where this ship is a focus, reward, line member, or high-context variant mention.

2025-02-26 · Official ship feature / stats Azur Lane: Wave 6 Is Rolling In! Variant source 2025-02-27 · Patch notes March Update: Thirst for Combat Patch notes 2025-05-15 · Patch notes May Update: The Cat and the Eagle Patch notes 2025-09-04 · Patch notes September Update: The Valor Armada Patch notes 2026-03-26 · Patch notes April Update: Victorious in Metal Patch notes 2026-05-28 · Patch notes June Update: The Ages Betwixt Patch notes