Range is a stat that determines the Shooting Order during the First Shelling Phase and OASW.
- In those phases, both fleets will take turns shelling the opposing fleet, with the turn order defined by each ship's range stat. It is possible to increase a ship's range with proper equipment.
- The shelling order is Longest > Very Long > Long > Medium > Short > None.
- If two or more ships tie for range, the order between them is random.
- Notes
- "Longest" range is only attainable on certain ships, using range extenders (see Range Extension).
- Unlike the other ranges, Longest does not have a proper in-game icon and so is just displayed as "Very Long".
- "None" range is mostly reserved for Abyssal Aircraft Carriers and Transport Ships.
Base Range
Some ships have a different range than the rest of their type (often following a remodel):
Base Range |
Type |
Exceptions
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None
|
N/A[1]
|
N/A
|
Short
|
CV, CVB, CVL, DD, DE, SS, SSV, AV, AO, LHA, AR
|
|
Medium
|
CA, CAV, CL, CLT, CT, AS
|
- BBV: Ise-class Kai Ni
- CV(B): Akagi Kai Ni/E, Kaga Kai Ni/E, Shoukaku-class Kai Ni/A, Graf Zeppelin, Lexington-class (all except Kai), Yorktown-class, Essex-class, Illustrious-class Kai
- CVL: Ryuuhou Kai Ni/E, Zuihou Kai Ni, Mogami-class Kou Kai Ni, Taiyou-class Kai Ni, Independence-class
- DD: Tashkent, Mogador
- AV/AO: Nisshin, Kamoi, Mikuma Kai Ni Toku
|
Long
|
FBB, BB, BBV
|
|
Very Long
|
N/A
|
|
Longest
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
- ↑ Transport Ships and some Abyssal CV(L) are the only Vessels having "None range".
Range Extension
It is impossible to reduce the base Range of a ship, but certain equipment can extend it.
Range |
Equipment |
Notes
|
Short
|
All Small Small Caliber Main Guns, all Sec Sp_Sec High-Angle Secondary Guns, all SubTorpedoes, and WG42
|
Cannot increase the range of any ship.
|
Medium
|
Small 5" Single Gun Mk.30 + GFCS |
|
Small GFCS Mk.37 |
|
Large SK + SG Radar, Type 274 Fire Control Radar |
|
Small SG Radar (Initial Model) / (Late Model) |
Addtional +1 on USN DDs, Dan Yang, and Yukikaze Kai Ni.
|
Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts |
Equipable in the RE
|
All Secondary Guns (Yellow) |
|
All Medium Medium Caliber Main Guns (but Long range ones) |
|
38cm Quadruple Gun Mount Kai / Deux |
Cannot increase the range of any ship.
|
NOAP |
|
Long
|
203mm/53 Twin Gun Mount |
|
All Large Caliber Main Guns (but Medium and Very Long range ones) |
|
SCAMP, NOAP + Skilled Deckhands |
|
Suisei Model 22 (634 Air Group) / Skilled, Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX/Skilled) |
|
Kikka Kai, Jet Keiun Kai |
|
Very Long
|
381mm/50 Triple Gun Mount / Kai, Prototype / 46cm Triple Gun Mount / Kai |
|
All Sp Very Large Caliber Main Guns
|
|
SDP + Aviation Maintenance Hands |
Equipable in the RE of CV(L/B)
|
+1
|
Type 2 Reconnaissance Aircraft |
+1 on Souryuu Kai Ni, Hiryuu Kai Ni, and Ise-class Kai Ni
|
See Also