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==Basics==

==Basics==

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' applies to ''only'' the following types of aircraft: [[List_of_Fighters_by_stats|Fighters]] {{GreenPlane}}, [[List_of_Dive_Bombers_by_stats|Dive Bombers]] {{RedPlane}}, [[List_of_Torpedo_Bombers_by_stats|Torpedo Bombers]] {{BluePlane}}, [[Saiun|Carrier-Based]] [[Type 2 Recon Aircraft|Recon Planes]] {{YellowPlane}}, Recon Seaplanes and Seaplane Bombers {{Seaplane}}, and [[Type 2 Flying Boat|Flying Boats]] {{Flying Boat}}.

*'''{{PAGENAME}}''' applies to ''only'' the following types of aircraft:  

:*[[List_of_Fighters_by_stats|Fighters]] {{GreenPlane}}

:*[[List_of_Dive_Bombers_by_stats|Dive Bombers]] {{RedPlane}}

:*[[List_of_Torpedo_Bombers_by_stats|Torpedo Bombers]] {{BluePlane}}

:*[[Saiun|Carrier-Based]] [[Type 2 Recon Aircraft|Recon Planes]] {{YellowPlane}}

:*Recon Seaplanes and Seaplane Bombers {{Seaplane}}

:*[[Type 2 Flying Boat|Flying Boats]] {{Flying Boat}}.

* Expertise is gained when the aircraft is equipped to a kanmusu and the kanmusu is deployed.

* Expertise is gained when the aircraft is equipped to a kanmusu and the kanmusu is deployed.

:*Certain named squadrons (such as the [[Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Tomonaga Squadron)|Tomonaga Squadron]]) and planes equipped as being [[Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Skilled)|Skilled]] come with higher expertise ranks when initially obtained.

:*Certain named squadrons (such as the [[Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Tomonaga Squadron)|Tomonaga Squadron]]) and planes equipped as being [[Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Skilled)|Skilled]] come with one (or rarely two) bars when initially obtained.

* Higher expertise rank will increase certain stats, such as the Air Superiority value and attack/LOS.

* Higher expertise rank will increase certain stats, such as the Air Superiority value and attack/LOS.

* Expertise rank can be lost if the aircraft suffers heavy loss; the rank is reset to 0 if the slot is obliterated (fully shot down).

* Expertise rank can be lost if the aircraft suffers heavy loss; the rank is reset to 0 if the slot is obliterated (fully shot down) and reduced slightly if a great percentage (somewhere over half) are shot down.

:* Currently only obliterated slots will have the expertise reset (unconfirmed on other reductions).

** Currently only obliterated slots will have the expertise reset (unconfirmed on other reductions).

:* The planes that come at higher expertise ranks can be reset to 0 this way.

*** The planes that come at higher expertise ranks can be reset to 0 this way.

:* If the aircraft performed well in combat prior to the slot being obliterated, upon returning from the sortie, the reset process takes place first before expertise gain is calculated, so it is possible for a fully obliterated slot to have expertise still.

** If the aircraft performed well in combat prior to the slot being obliterated, upon returning from the sortie, the reset process takes place first before expertise gain is calculated, so it is possible for a fully obliterated slot to have expertise still.

:* The expertise gain/loss will apply to PvP as well (but only as attacker) - your planes will never gain/lose expertise if someone else challenges your fleet to PvP.

** The expertise gain/loss will apply to PvP as well, but only as the attacker - your planes will never gain/lose expertise if someone else challenges your fleet to PvP.

::* However the expertise gain/loss is not immediately reflected visually upon finishing a PvP battle. (Deploying on a sortie and return will reflect the expertise rank properly for all ships/planes.)

*** However the expertise gain/loss is not immediately reflected visually upon finishing a PvP battle. (Deploying on a sortie and return will reflect the expertise rank properly for all ships/planes.)

'''Expertise Stages''': ''None'' -> <span style="color:blue">|</span> -> <span style="color:blue">'''||'''</span> -> <span style="color:blue">'''|||'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''\'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''\\'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''\\\'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''>>''' </span>

'''Expertise Stages''': ''None'' -> <span style="color:blue">|</span> -> <span style="color:blue">'''||'''</span> -> <span style="color:blue">'''|||'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''\'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''\\'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''\\\'''</span> -> <span style="color:orange">'''>>''' </span>

* >> Expertise is also called "Max Expertise" in certain quests (such as [[Quests#F26|F26]])).

* >> Expertise is also called "Max Expertise" in certain quests (such as [[Quests#F26|F26]])).