List of Seaplanes by stats

Seaplanes, sometimes called flying boats, were used during WW2. They were utilized in various tasks from anti-submarine patrol to air-sea rescue and artillery spotting for battleships.

Green : Outstanding

Yellow : Above average

#	Rank	Name	Subtype										Classes	Craftable	Notes
025	☆	Type 0 Recon Seaplane 零式水上偵察機	Recon	0	0	1	1	2	5	1	7	0	CL, CA(V), BB(V), AV, SSV	Yes
059	☆ ☆	Type 0 Observation Seaplane 零式水上観測機	Recon			1	2	4	6	2	3			Yes	Yamato-class stock equipment.
102	☆ ☆☆	Type 98 Recon Seaplane (Night Scout) 九八式水上偵察機(夜偵)	Recon + Night Scout			0	0	1	3	1	6			No	Sendai Kai Ni stock equipment.
115	☆ ☆	Ar196 Kai Ar196改	Recon			1	1	5	5	2	3				Bismarck drei and Prinz Eugen stock equipment.
118	☆☆ ☆☆	Shiun 紫雲					0	2	8	1	4				September and October 2014 Ranking reward
171	☆ ☆☆	OS2U OS2U					1	1	6	2	3	1			Stock equipment of Iowa
138	☆☆ ☆☆	Type 2 Flying Boat 二式大艇	Large Flying Boat			0	0	1	12	1	20	0	Akitsushima only		Akitsushima Kai stock equipment.
178	☆☆ ☆☆	PBY-5A Catalina	Large Flying Boat			0	0	2	9	2	10	0	Akitsushima only		Quest reward from B88.
026	☆ ☆	Zuiun (Auspicious Clouds) 瑞雲	Bomber + Fighter	0	0	4	2	4	6	1	5	0	CAV, BBV, AV, SSV	Yes	Stock equipment of remodeled Ise- and Fusou-class Aviation Battleships, remodeled Mogami-class Aviation Cruisers and Chitose-Class Seaplane Tenders (on their second remodel).
062	☆☆ ☆☆	Prototype Seiran (Mountain Haze) 試製晴嵐	Bomber			11	0	6			4			No	August 2013 ranking and Christmas Event reward. I-401 Kai stock equipment.
079	☆ ☆	Zuiun (634 Air Group) 瑞雲(六三四空)	Bomber + Fighter			6	2	5			5				Obtainable via quests D10 and D12. Tone Kai Ni and Chikuma Kai Ni stock equipment
080	☆ ☆☆	Zuiun Model 12 瑞雲12型				7	3	5							February 2014 ranking reward. Fusou Kai Ni and Yamashiro Kai Ni stock equipment.
081	☆☆ ☆☆	Zuiun Model 12 (634 Air Group) 瑞雲12型(六三四空)				9	3	6	7						March 2014 and January 2015 ranking reward.
#	Rank	Name	Subtype										Classes	Craftable	Notes

12cm Single Gun Mount (Kai 2) • 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount (Model A • Model A Kai 2 • Model B Kai 2 • Model C Kai 2 • Model D Kai 2 • Model D Kai 3)

Foreign	12.7cm Single Gun Mount (Ger) • 120mm/50 Twin Gun Mount (Mod.1936 • Kai A.mod.1937) (Ita) • QF 4.7inch Gun Mk.XII Kai (UK) • 130mm B-13 Twin Gun Mount (Sov)

Small HA

10cm Twin HA Gun Mount (+ AAFD) • 12cm Single High-angle Gun Mount (Model E) • 12.7cm HA Gun Mount (Single LM • Twin LM • Single Kai 2 • Twin Kai 2) • 12.7cm Twin HA Gun Mount (Model A Kai 3 + AAFD • Model B Kai 4 + AAFD)

Foreign	5inch Single Gun Mount Mk.30 (Mk.30 Kai • Mk.30 Kai + GFCS) (US) • Local Mod. 12.7cm Twin HA Gun Mount (CN) • Local Mod. 10cm Twin HA Gun Mount (CN)

Medium

14cm	14cm Single Gun Mount • 14cm Twin Gun Mount (Kai)

15.2cm/6inch	15.2cm Twin Gun Mount (Kai • Kai 2) • 15.5cm Triple Gun Mount (Kai) • 152mm/55 Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount (Kai) (Ita) • 6inch Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.16 (Mk.16 mod.2) (US) • 6inch Mk.XXIII Triple Gun Mount (UK) • Bofors 15.2cm Twin Gun Mount Model 1930 (Swe) • Bofors 15cm Twin Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.9 Model 1938 (Mk.9 Kai + Single Mk.10 Kai) (NL) • 6inch Twin Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.XXI (AU)

20.3cm/8inch	20.3cm Twin Gun Mount (No.2 • No.3) • SKC34 20.3cm Twin Gun Mount (Ger) • 203mm/53 Twin Gun Mount (Ita) • 8inch Triple Gun Mount Mk.9 (Mk.9 mod.2) (US)

Medium HA

5inch Twin DP Gun Mount (CD) (+ GFCS) (US)

Large

30.5cm	30.5cm Triple Gun Mount (Kai) (Sov)

35.6cm	35.6cm Twin Gun Mount (Dazzle Camo • Kai • Kai 2) • Prototype 35.6cm Triple Gun Mount • 35.6cm Triple Gun Mount Kai (Dazzle Camouflage)

38cm	38cm Twin Gun Mount (Kai) (Ger) • 381mm / 50 Triple Gun Mount (Kai) (Ita) • 38.1cm Mk.I Twin Gun Mount (Mk.I/N Kai) (UK) • 38cm Quad Gun Mount (Kai) (Fr)

41cm/16inch	41cm Twin Gun Mount (Kai 2) • 41cm Triple Gun Mount (Proto • Kai • Kai 2) • 16inch Twin Gun Mount (Mk.I • Mk.V • Mk.VIII Kai) (US) • 16inch Triple Gun Mount (Mk.6 • Mk.6 + GFCS • Mk.6 mod.2 • Mk.7 • Mk.7 + GFCS) (US) • 16inch Triple Gun Mount (Mk.I • Mk.I + AFCT Kai • Mk.I Kai + FCR Type 284) (UK)

46cm and 51cm	Prototype 46cm Twin Gun Mount • 46cm Triple Gun Mount (Kai) • 51cm Twin Gun Mount (Proto)

Secondary Guns

Surface

15.2cm Single Gun Mount • 15.5cm Triple Gun Mount (Kai) • 15cm Twin Gun Mount (Ger) • OTO 152mm Triple Rapid Gun Mount (Ita) • 15.2cm Triple Gun Mount (Fr)

High-Angle

8cm High-angle Mount (+ Add. Machineguns) • 10cm Twin High-angle Carriage Mount (Kai + Add. Machineguns) • 12.7cm Twin High-angle Mount (+ AAFD)

Foreign	10.5cm Twin Gun Mount (Ger) • 90mm Single HA Gun Mount (Ita) • 5inch Single High-angle Gun Mount Battery (US) • 5inch Twin Gun Mount Mk.28 mod.2 (US)

Anti-Air

Anti-Air Guns	7.7mm Machinegun • 12.7mm Machinegun • 25mm Autocannon Mount (Single • Twin • Triple • Triple CD) • BI-type 40mm Twin Machine Gun • 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher (Kai 2) • 2cm Flakvierling 38 (Ger) • 3.7cm FlaK M42 (Ger) • Bofors 40mm Quadruple Autocannon Mount (Swe/US) • QF 2-pounder Octuple "Pom Pom" Naval Gun Mount (UK) • 20 Tube 7 Inch UP Rocket Launcher (UK)

Anti-Aircraft Fire Directors	Type 91 AAFD • Type 94 AAFD

Torpedo Weapon

Surface	53cm Twin Torpedo Mount • 53cm Hull-mounted O2 Torpedoes • 61cm Torpedo Mount (Triple • Triple O2 • Triple O2 LM • Quad • Quad O2 • Quad O2 LM • Quint O2 • Proto Sext O2) • 533mm Quint Torpedo Mount (Initial Model • Late Model) (US) • 533mm Triple Torpedo Mount (Model 53-39) (Sov)

Submarine	Late Model Bow Torpedo Mount (6 Tubes) (+ Skilled SONAR Personnel) • 53cm Submarine Bow Torpedo Mount (8 tubes) (Late Model) • Prototype FaT Type 95 Oxygen Torpedo Kai (IJN/Ger)

Midget Submarines	Kouhyouteki (Type A • Type C • Type D Kai)

Carrier-Based Aircraft

Fighters

Type 0	Model 21 (Skilled) • Model 32 (Skilled) • Model 52 (Skilled) • Model 52C (601) • Model 21 (Iwamoto) • Model 52A (Iwamoto) • Model 53 (Iwamoto) • Model 52C (Iwai)

Other (IJN)	Type 96 (Kai) • Shiden (Kai 2 • Kai 4) • Reppuu (Prototype LM • Model 11 • 601 • Kai • Kai 2 • Kai 2 (CD1/Skilled)) • Shinden Kai

Foreign	Bf109 T Kai (Ger) • Fw190 (T Kai • A-5 Kai (Skilled)) (Ger) • Reggiane (Re.2001 OR Kai • Re.2005 Kai) (Ita) • Wildcat (F4F-3 • F4F-4) (US) • Hellcat (F6F-3 • F6F-5) (US) • XF5U (US) • Fulmar (UK) • Seafire Mk.III Kai (UK)

Night	Reppuu Kai 2 Model E (CD1/Skilled) • Hellcat (F6F-3N • F6F-5N) (US)

Torpedo Bombers

Type 97 (Skilled • 931 • 931/Skilled • Tomonaga • Murata) • Tenzan (601 • 931 • Model 12A • Tomonaga • Murata) • Ryuusei (Kai • 601 • CD1 • CD1/Skilled)

Foreign	Re.2001 G Kai (Ita) • TBD (US) • TBF (US) • Swordfish (Mk.II Skilled • Mk.III Skilled) (UK)

Night	Type 97 Model E (Skilled) • Tenzan Model 12A Kai (Skilled) • TBM-3D (US) • TBM-3W+3S (JMSDF/US)

Dive Bombers

Type 99 (Skilled • Model 22 • Model 22/Skilled • Egusa) • Suisei (601 • Model 12A (w/ Cluster Bombs • w/ Photo Fuze Bombs) • Model 22 (634 • 634/Skilled) • Egusa) • Type 0 Model 62 FB (Iwai) • Type 0 Model 63 FB • Prototype Nanzan

Foreign	Ju.87C (Kai • Kai 2 KMX • Kai 2 KMX / Skilled) (Ger) • Re.2001 CB Kai (Ita) • SBD (US) • FM-2 (US) • F4U-1D (US) • Skua (UK)

Recon

Saiun (4th Recon • East Caroline) • Type 2 • Prototype Keiun

Jets

Jet Keiun Kai • Kikka Kai

Land-Based Aircraft

Attack Aircraft

Type 96 • Type 1 (Model 22A • Model 34 • Nonaka) • Ginga (Egusa) • Type 1 Hayabusa Model III Kai (65) (IJA) • Type 4 Heavy Bomber Hiryuu (Skilled) (IJA) • Do 17 Z-2 (Ger) • Do 217 (E-5 + Hs293 • K-2 + Fritz-X) (Ger)

Anti-Submarine	Toukai (Proto • 901)

Heavy	Shinzan (Kai)

Fighters

Type 1 FIghter Hayabusa (Model II • Model II (64) • Model IIIA • Model IIIA (54)) (IJA) • Type 3 Fighter Hien (Model 1D • 244) (IJA) • Type 4 Fighter Hayate (IJA) • Fw 190 D-9 (Ger) • Spitfire (Mk.I • Mk.V • Mk.IX Skilled) (UK)

Interceptors	Raiden • Shiden (Model 11 • Kai • Kai 343) • Reppuu Kai (352/Skilled)

HA Interceptors	Me 163B (Ger) • Shuusui (Proto)

Recon

Type 2 Recon (Skilled)

Seaplanes

Fighter	Type 2 Kai (Skilled) • Kyoufuu Kai • Ro.44 Seaplane Fighter (Bis) (Ita)

Bomber/Multirole	Zuiun (631 • 634 • 634/Skilled • Model 12 • Model 12 (634) • Kai 2 (634) • Kai 2 (634/Skilled)) • Seiran (Prototype • 631) • Swordfish (Mk.III Kai • Mk.III Kai Skilled) (UK) • Laté 298B (Fr)

Recon	Type 0 Recon Seaplane (Model 11B • Model 11B Skilled) • Type 0 Observation Seaplane • Type 98 Night Recon Seaplane • Shiun • Ar196 Kai (Ger) • Ro.43 Recon Seaplane (Ita) • OS2U (US) • Swordfish Mk.II Kai (UK) • Fairey Seafox Kai (UK/Swe) • S9 Osprey (Swe)

Flying Boats	Type 2 Flying Boat • PBY-5A Catalina (US)

Radar

Small Radars	Type 13 Air Radar (Kai) • Type 22 Surface Radar (Kai 4 • Kai 4 Calibrated LM) • Type 33 Surface Radar • SG Radar (Initial Model) (US) • GFCS Mk.37 (US)

Large Radars	Type 21 Air Radar (Kai • Kai 2) • Type 32 Surface Radar (Kai) • Type 42 Air Radar (Kai 2) • 15m Duplex Rangefinder + Type 21 Radar Kai 2 • FuMO25 Radar (Ger) • SK Radar (+ SG) (US)

Submarine Radars	Submarine Radar and Waterproof Periscope • Submarine Radar and Radio Direction Finder (E27) • Late Model Submarine Radar & Passive Radiolocator

Anti-Submarine Warfare

Depth Charge Projectors

Type 94 Depth Charge Launcher • Type 3 Depth Charge Projector (Concentrated Deployment) • Type 2 12cm Mortar Kai (Concentrated Deployment)

Special	Prototype 15cm Nonuple ASW Rocket Launcher • RUR-4A Weapon Alpha Kai (US) • Lightweight ASW Torpedo (Initial Test Model) (US)

Depth Charges

Type 95 Depth Charge • Type 2 Depth Charge

Sonars

Type 93 SONAR • Type 3 SONAR • Type 0 Passive SONAR • Type 4 SONAR • ASDIC (Type 124 • Type 144/147 • Type 144/147 + HF/DF) (UK)

ASW Planes

Type 3 Spotter/Liaison

Rotorcraft

Ka Type Observation Autogyro • O Type Observation Autogyro (Kai • Kai 2) • S-51J (Kai)

Miscellaneous

Anti-Installation

WG42 (Wurfgerät 42) (Ger) • Type 4 20cm Anti-ground Rocket Launcher (Concentrated Deployment)

Shells

Type 91 AP Shell • Type 1 AP Shell (Kai) • Type 3 Shell (Kai)

Engine

Improved Steam Turbine • Enhanced Steam Boiler • New High Pressure-Temperature Steam Boiler

Landing Craft

Daihatsu Landing Craft (+ Type 89 & Landing Force • Armed) • Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft (+ 11th Tank Regiment) • Soukoutei (AB-Class) (IJA) • M4A1 DD (US)

Tank	Type 2 Ka-Mi Tank