Category:Reconnaissance Seaplanes

This category contains all equipment classified as Reconnaissance Seaplanes.

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Mechanics

Seaplanes are the main aircraft type used by non-carrier ships (mainly battleships, cruisers, and auxiliaries).

• They are notably required to trigger Artillery Spotting.

Reconnaissance AircraftSpLBRecon are planes that:

• Can trigger Contact.

• Does not contribute Fighter Power in Aerial Combat, and so cannot be shot down during it (can be shot down during Detection).
• When equipped to a Land Base:
  • Can extend the minimum Combat Radius in Sortie Mode.
  • Add a bonus multiplier to the total Defense Fighter-Power of the base in Air Defense Mode.
  • Can contribute Fighter Power (if it has any Proficiency or ), and can be shot down.

Listed by stats

• Green : Outstanding
• Yellow : Above average

No.	Rarity	Name	Equipment Type										Refittable Types			Notes
25	☆	Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane 零式水上偵察機	Reconnaissance Seaplane	0	1	1	2	5	1	0	7	5	CL (Except: Kuma Kai Ni D, Tatsuta Kai Ni, Tenryuu Kai Ni, Yuubari Kai Ni, Yuubari Kai Ni D, Yuubari Kai Ni Toku), CA, CAV, FBB, BB, BBV, SSV, AV, LHA (Only: Shinshuu Maru, Shinshuu Maru Kai), AS, CT, AO (Only: Hayasui, Hayasui Kai, Kamoi, Kamoi Kai Bo); LBAS	✔️	✔️
59	☆ ☆	Type 0 Observation Seaplane 零式水上観測機				2	4	6	2		3	6
102	☆ ☆ ☆	Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane (Night Recon) 九八式水上偵察機(夜偵)			0	0	1	3	1		6	8				Enables night battle contact.
115	☆ ☆	Ar196 Kai Ar196改			1	1	5	5	2		3	5		❌
118	☆ ☆ ☆ ☆	Shiun 紫雲				0	2	8	1		4	9
163	☆ ☆ ☆	Ro.43 Reconnaissance Seaplane Ro.43水偵		1	0	1		4	2	1	3	4		✔️
171		OS2U OS2U		0	1		1	6				6		❌
238		Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 11B 零式水上偵察機11型乙		1	0		7			0	7	5
239	☆ ☆ ☆ ☆	Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 11B (Skilled) 零式水上偵察機11型乙(熟練)		2			8	8	3						❌
304	☆ ☆	S9 Osprey S9 Osprey		0			2	4	2		3	3			✔️
370	☆ ☆ ☆ ☆	Swordfish Mk.II Kai (Reconnaissance Seaplane Model) Swordfish Mk.II改(水偵型)		1		0	6	5				5
371		Fairey Seafox Kai Fairey Seafox改		2		1	3	6		1		6
414	☆ ☆ ☆	SOC Seagull SOC Seagull		0	1	0	1	4				3		✔️
415	☆ ☆ ☆ ☆	SO3C Seamew Kai SO3C Seamew改			0	1	2	7	3	0	4	5		❌	❌
469		Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 11B Kai (Night Recon) 零式水上偵察機11型乙改(夜偵)		1			6	5	2		7					Enables night battle contact.
471	☆ ☆ ☆	Loire 130M Loire 130M		0		0	3	3			3	9
510		Walrus Walrus					4	4	1			10
515	☆ ☆ ☆ ☆	Sea Otter Sea Otter					6	5	2		4	11
521	☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆	Shiun (Skilled) 紫雲(熟練)			1		4	9		2	5	10
522	☆	Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane 零式小型水上機					1	3	0	1	3	4
523	☆ ☆ ☆	Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane (Skilled) 零式小型水上機(熟練)					2	4	1	2
No.	Rarity	Name	Equipment Type										Refittable Types			Notes