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Only certain ships meeting certain conditions can attack SS(V).
*Most often, if a ship can attack a submarine, focusing it will take over any other target.

Here, {{AnyBomber}} refers to any {{RedPlane}}/{{BluePlane}}.
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!rowspan=2|Ship!!colspan=2|Conditions!!rowspan=2|Day Battle!!rowspan=2|Night Battle
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!Stats
!Equipment
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|{{Ship/Link|Taiyou Kai Ni|Shinyou Kai Ni|Unyou Kai Ni|text=''Taiyou''-class Kai Ni|link_class=Taiyou}}<br>{{Ship/Link|Kaga Kai Ni Go}}
|rowspan=4|Not more than<br>{{color|orange|'''moderately damaged (中破)'''}}
|rowspan=4|{{AnyBomber}} with 1+{{ASW}}<ref>A 0{{ASW}} attack plane paired with a [[Rotorcraft]] {{Autogyro}} or a [[Liaison Aircraft]] {{ASWPlane}} do work</ref><ref name="zero">If all relevant aircraft are in zero plane slots, the ship cannot attack SS.</ref>
|rowspan=3|Prioritize SS
|[[Combat/Night_Battle#Trigger Requirements|Night Air Attack]] will prioritize surface target<ref>In absence of surface target will do a night shelling against SS</ref><br>Night Shelling prioritizes SS
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|{{Ship/Link|Gambier Bay Mk.II}}
|Cannot attack SS unless if:<br>setuped for a [[Combat/Night_Battle#Trigger Requirements|Night Air Attack]], then prioritize SS with a night shelling attack
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|All other [[CVL]]
|rowspan=3|Do not attack SS
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|{{Ship/Link|Suzuya Kou Kai Ni|Kumano Kou Kai Ni|text=''Mogami''-class Kou Kai Ni|link_class=Mogami}}
|Prioritize surface target<ref>Can still attack SS</ref>
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|[[BBV]], [[CAV]], [[AV]], [[LHA]]
|rowspan=5|''None
|Equipped with {{SPB}}, {{Autogyro}}, {{ASWPlane}}, {{Large Flying Boat}}, or {{AnyBomber}} with 1+{{ASW}}<ref name="zero"/>
|Prioritize SS
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|{{Ship/Link|Fusou Kai Ni|Yamashiro Kai Ni|text=''Fusou''-class Kai Ni|link_class=Fusou}}<br>{{Ship/Link|No.101 Transport Ship}}
|Equipped with {{DepthCharge}}
|colspan=2|Prioritize SS
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|Any CV, CVL, BBV, CAV, AV, LHA
|Not equipped with the above-mentioned equipment
|colspan=2|Do not attack SS
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|rowspan=2|{{Ship/Link|Hayasui Kai}}<br>{{Ship/Link|Yamashio Maru Kai}}
|Equipped with {{AnyBomber}}<ref name="zero"/>
|Prioritize SS
|Do not attack SS
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|Not equipped with {{AnyBomber}}
|colspan=2 rowspan=2|Prioritize SS
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|rowspan=2|All other ships
|At least 1 base {{ASW}} ASW<ref>Here base {{ASW}} also include ASW gains from [[ASWmod|ASW modding]] (only relevant for [[Yamato Kai Ni]] so far), excepted for [[Kaga|Kaga Kai Ni/E]].</ref>
|rowspan=2|''None
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|No base {{ASW}} ASW
|colspan=2|Do not attack SS
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;Notes
*As [[Abyssal]]s also follow those conditions, SS/V can be used as "Submarine Tanks" (Sub-tanking) on some maps to deviate attacks from the fleet to the submarine.