Aircraft carrier

Forrestal

Forrestal carrier · CV-59 Forrestal

Aircraft carrier. It engages aircraft out to 7.6 nm with the RIM-7M, and carries 16 air-defence missiles. It sees aircraft from 27 nm. It carries 72 aircraft.

Distance from the ship

DetectionSRCV-59 Forrestal

27 nm

RIM-7MMSLAI launch range

7.6 nm

Editor ringSUPMission Editor

13 nm

08152330 nm

Editor ring is the threat circle the Mission Editor draws. DCS sets it by hand, so it can fall short of the missiles or reach past them.

RIM-7M · Air defence

Rounds aboard: 16
Engages to: 7.6 nm
Max altitude: 80,100 ft
Reaction: 3 s
Reload at sea: No

Phalanx · Anti-air gun

Mounts: 3
Rounds: 46500
Range: 1.1 nm
Max altitude: 6,600 ft

Flight deck

Aircraft: 72
Helicopters: 6
Arresting wires: 4
TACAN: Yes
ICLS: Yes
Landing lights: Yes

Hull

Top speed: 36 kt
Length: 333 m
Beam: 96 m
Draft: 10 m
Displacement: 72,916 t
Radar cross-section: 2,000,000 m²
Hit points: 7300

DCS 2.9.30.28718 · datamine 2.9.30.28718_2026-10-07T161222 · DCS model values, not real-world performance

In DCS for 5 countries: Combined Joint Task Forces Blue, Combined Joint Task Forces Red, USA, USAF Aggressors, United Nations Peacekeepers.