View source for Special Attacks/Nelson-class Touch

[[Nelson]] and [[Rodney]] are able to perform a special attack:

<tabber>
|-|Activation requirements=
{|class="wikitable" style="float:right
!"Touch Helpers"
|-
|Any [[FBB]], [[BB]], [[BBV]], [[CA]], [[CAV]], [[CL]], [[DD]], [[DE]], [[AV]], [[AS]], [[AR]], [[AO]], [[LHA]]
|}

* A '''{{Class|Nelson}}''' must be the '''flagship'''.
** '''Secretary''' for combined fleets.
** She must not be more than {{color|gold|'''lightly damaged (小破)'''}}.
* The 3rd and 5th ships must not be any CV/CVB/CVL/SS/SSV.
** They can be {{color|red|'''heavily damaged (大破)'''}}.

* There must be 6 or more surface ships in the fleet.
** There must be no submarine in 6-ship fleets. In 7-ship fleets, only 1 submarine is allowed.
** There must be no surface ship in the fleet sunk or [[Evacuation|evacuated]] via {{CommandFacility}} {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|text=FCF}} during a sortie, making the remaining total < 6. Ships in the escort fleet are not counted.

* In single fleet, {{ToolTip|[[Double Line]]|[[File:DoubleLine.png]]}} needs to be selected.
* In a combined fleet, {{ToolTip|[[Cruising Formation 2]]|[[File:Formation_2.png]]}} needs to be selected.

|-|Multiplier=
If triggered:
*The flagship will do '''a 1st attack''',
*The 3rd ship will do '''a 2nd attack''',
*The 5th ship will do '''a 3rd attack''',
*Each attack targets a ship at random,
*If all enemies sunk, then touch stops early.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan=2|Multiplier
!rowspan=2|No other<br>''Nelson''-class present
!colspan=2|Other ''Nelson-class'' present[https://twitter.com/hojo_rennka/status/1697963510800801842]
|-
!Flagship
!Other Nelson-class
|-
|'''Base'''
|2.0||2.3||2.4
|-
|{{color|red|'''Red T'''}}
|2.5||2.875||3.0
|} 
*The modifiers are [[Damage Calculations|post-cap]] on day battle, and [[Damage Calculations|pre-cap]] on night battle.
* There is an additional small {{Hit}} Accuracy bonus of 1.05 [https://twitter.com/Divinity_123/status/1680199577989685251].
* Even if the other two ships can attack submarines, they will never target them during the touch.

|-|Cost=
* It does '''not''' cost any extra resources if triggered.

|-|Trigger Rate=

The touch:
* Can be triggered even if artillery spotting fails to activate.
* Can only be activated '''once per sortie'''.
* Has a chance to trigger every time the flagship takes a turn at shelling. 
** In single fleet, if it fails to trigger in day battle, there is a chance to trigger it in the follow-up night battle.
*The rate is<ref>https://twitter.com/dewydrops/status/1181520911444271105?s=19</ref><ref>https://x.com/Divinity_123/status/1820114418904002935</ref>:
{|style="padding:10px; margin:20px; border:1px solid orange; border-radius:10px"
|valign="center"| <math>
\text{Trigger}_\text{Rate}\text{%} = \Biggl\lfloor 1.1 \times \sqrt{\text{Lv}_\text{FS}} + \sum_\text{Helper} \sqrt{\text{Lv}_\text{H}} + 1.4 \times \sqrt{\text{Luck}_\text{FS}} + 25 \Biggr\rfloor
</math>
|}

;With
*<math>\text{Lv}_\text{FS}</math> the flagship's Level,
*<math>\text{Lv}_\text{H}</math> the helper ships' Level,
*<math>\text{Luck}_\text{FS}</math> the flagship's {{Luck}} Luck.

<references/>

|-|Special CG=
<gallery widths=300px heights=300px>
Ship Special Nelson.png|Nelson Special Attack
Ship Special Nelson Kai.png|Nelson Special Attack Kai
Ship Special Rodney.png|Rodney Special Attack
Ship Special Rodney Kai.png|Rodney Special Attack Kai
</gallery>

|-|Voiceline=
{{SeasonalHeaderOld|collapsed=false}}
{{SeasonalQuote
|scenario = Nelson
|origin = Nelson Touch。主砲、一番、二番、もう一撃だ！
|translation = Nelson Touch. Main guns 1 and 2, one more shot!
|audio = Nelson-Touch.mp3
|notes = Nelson Touch Line
}}
{{SeasonalQuote
|scenario = Rodney
|origin = Rodney戦隊、突入。敵を分断する。各艦、全主砲斉射！始め！
|translation = Rodney Squadron, charge. We'll divide those enemies. All ships, fire all your main guns! Commence bombardment!
|audio = Ship_Voice_Rodney_Special_1.mp3
|notes = Special Attack Line
|}
}}
</tabber>