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=Ship Type Classification=
{{Category:Ship Types}}

=Equipment=
Listed of all equipment with '''"Type"''' in teir name.
*For Japanese ones, the number used almost always referred to the last digits of the "Imperial Year" in which it first entered service.

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!Type !!Equipment
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|{{Fighter}}/{{Dive Bomber}}/{{LB Fighter 1}} Type 0 Fighter series: "[[Zero]]s"
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|{{SPR}}/{{Night Recon}} "[[Type 0 Recon]]s"
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|{{AP Shell}} [[Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell]]{{·}}[[Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai]]
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|{{Land-based Attack Aircraft}} [[Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft]]{{·}}[[Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft (Nonaka Squadron)]]{{·}}[[Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft Model 22A]]{{·}}[[Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft Model 34]]{{·}}[[Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft (Hachiman Force)]]
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|{{LB Fighter 2}} [[Hayabusa|Type 1 Hayabusa]] series
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|{{Landing Craft}} [[Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Type 1 Gun Tank]]
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|{{Carrier Recon}} [[Type 2 Reconnaissance Aircraft]]
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|{{LB Recon}} [[Type 2 Land-based Reconnaissance Aircraft]]{{·}}[[Type 2 Land-based Reconnaissance Aircraft (Skilled)]]
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|{{LFB}} [[Type 2 Large Flying Boat]]
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|{{SPF}} [[Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai]]{{·}}[[Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai (Skilled)]]
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|{{Amphibious Tank}} [[Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank]]
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|{{DepthCharge}} [[Type 2 Depth Charge]]{{·}}[[Type 2 Depth Charge Kai Ni]]
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|{{DepthCharge}} [[Type 2 12cm Mortar Kai]]{{·}}[[Type 2 12cm Mortar Kai (Concentrated Deployment)]]
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|{{LB Fighter 2}} [[Type 2 Two-seat Fighter Toryuu]]{{·}}[[Type 2 Two-seat Fighter Toryuu Model C]]
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|{{AA Shell}} [[Type 3 Shell]]{{·}}[[Type 3 Shell Kai]]{{·}}[[Type 3 Shell Kai Ni]]
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|{{DepthCharge}} [[Type 3 Depth Charge Projector]]{{·}}[[Type 3 Depth Charge Projector (Concentrated Deployment)]]
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|{{Sonar}} [[Type 3 Active Sonar]]{{·}}[[Type 3 Active Sonar Kai]]
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|{{ASWPlane}} [[Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft (ASW)]]{{·}}[[Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai]]
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|{{LB Fighter 2}} [[Hien|Type 3 Hien Fighter]] series
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|{{Sonar}} [[Type 4 Passive Sonar]]
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|{{LB Fighter 2}} [[Type 4 Fighter Hayate]]
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|{{AntiGroundArtillery}} [[Shipborne Model Type 4 20cm Anti-ground Rocket Launcher]]{{·}}[[Type 4 20cm Anti-ground Rocket Launcher (Concentrated Deployment)]]
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|{{LB Attacker}} [[Hiryuu (disambiguation)|Type 4 Hiryuu Bomber]] series
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|{{Amphibious Tank}} [[Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank]]{{·}}[[Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai]]
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|13 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 13 Air Radar]]{{·}}[[Type 13 Air Radar Kai]]{{·}}[[Type 13 Air Radar Kai (Late Model)]]{{·}}[[Radar Equipment Mast (Type 13 Kai + Type 22 Radar Kai 4)]]
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|21 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 21 Air Radar]]{{·}}[[Type 21 Air Radar Kai]]{{·}}[[Type 21 Air Radar Kai Ni]]{{·}}[[15m Duplex Rangefinder + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni]]{{·}}[[15m Duplex Rangefinder Kai + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni + Skilled Fire Direction Center]]
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|22 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 22 Surface Radar]]{{·}}[[Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4]]{{·}}[[Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4 (Calibrated Late Model)]]{{·}}[[Radar Equipment Mast (Type 13 Kai + Type 22 Radar Kai 4)]]{{·}}[[Passive Radiolocator (E27) + Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4 (Calibrated Late Model)]]
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|32 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 32 Surface Radar]]{{·}}[[Type 32 Surface Radar Kai]]
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|33 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 33 Surface Radar]]
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|42 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 42 Air Radar]]{{·}}[[Type 42 Air Radar Kai Ni]]
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|89 ||{{LandingCraft}} [[Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force)]]
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|rowspan=2|91 ||{{AP Shell}} [[Type 91 Armor Piercing Shell]]
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|{{AAFD}} [[Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]
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|93 ||{{Sonar}} [[Type 93 Passive Sonar]]
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|rowspan=2|94 ||{{DepthCharge}} [[Type 94 Depth Charge Projector]]
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|{{AAFD}} [[Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]
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|95 ||{{DepthCharge}} [[Type 95 Depth Charge]]
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|rowspan=3|96 ||{{Fighter}} [[Type 96 Fighter]]{{·}}[[Type 96 Fighter Kai]]
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|{{Searchlight}} [[Type 96 150cm Searchlight]]
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|{{LB Attacker}} [[Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft]]
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|rowspan=2|97 ||{{Torpedo Bomber}}/{{Night Torpedo Bomber}} [[Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (disambiguation)|Type 97 Torpedo Bomber]] series
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|{{Landing Forces}} [[Type 97 Medium Tank (Chi-Ha)]]{{·}}[[Type 97 Medium Tank New Turret (Chi-Ha Kai)]]
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|98 ||{{Night Recon}} [[Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane (Night Recon)]]
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|99 ||{{Dive Bomber}} [[Type 99 Dive Bomber]]{{·}}[[Type 99 Dive Bomber (Skilled)]]{{·}}[[Type 99 Dive Bomber (Egusa Squadron)]]{{·}}[[Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22]]{{·}}[[Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22 (Skilled)]]
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|124 ||{{Sonar}} [[Type124 ASDIC]]
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|144/147 ||{{Sonar}} [[Type144/147 ASDIC]]{{·}}[[HF/DF + Type144/147 ASDIC]]
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|274 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 274 Fire Control Radar]]
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|281 ||{{Radar}} [[Type 281 Radar]]
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|A (甲) ||{{Minisub}} [[Type A Kouhyouteki]]
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|C (丙) ||{{Minisub}} [[Type C Kouhyouteki]]
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|D (丁) ||{{Minisub}} [[Type D Kouhyouteki Kai (Kouryuu Kai)]]
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|Bi (毘) ||{{AA Gun}} [[Bi Type 40mm Twin Autocannon Mount]]
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|Ka (カ) ||{{Autogyro}} [[Ka Type Observation Autogyro]]
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|O (オ) ||{{Autogyro}} [[O Type Observation Autogyro Kai]]{{·}}[[O Type Observation Autogyro Kai Ni]]
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=IJN Ships=
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=Letter Types=
The characters 甲/乙/丙/丁 (Kō/Otsu/Hei/Tei), are usually translated in English as simply the letters "A/B/C/D". Many broad types/classes/designs were named with the addition of those letters to further distinguish specific roles or design principles. 

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!Type
!Kanji
!Romaji
!DD
!CL
!DE
!AV
!LHA
!SS
!Midget Sub
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|A
|甲
|Kō
|{{Class|Kagerou}}<br>{{Class|Yuugumo}}
| -
|{{Class|Shimushu}}<br>{{Class|Etorofu}}
|{{Class|Chitose}}
|''Special Purpose Ship Type A''<ref name="Soon">Unreleased yet</ref><br>''Special Purpose Ship M Type A''<ref name="Soon"/>
|''Junsen Type A‎''<ref name="Soon"/><br>''Junsen Type A Kai''<ref name="Soon"/><br>{{Type|Junsen Type A Kai Ni‎}}
|[[Type A Kouhyouteki]]
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|B
|乙
|Otsu
|{{Class|Akizuki}}<br>{{Class|Fuyutsuki}}<ref>''Fuyutsuki''-class are considered ''Akizuki''-class in the game for no apparent reason.</ref><br>''Michitsuki''-class<ref name="Soon"/>
|{{Class|Agano}}
|{{Class|Mikura}}<br>{{Class|Hiburi}}<br>{{Class|Ukuru}}
|[[Mizuho]]
|''Special Purpose Ship Type B''<ref name="Soon"/>
|{{Type|Junsen Type B}}<br>{{Type|Junsen Type B Kai Ichi}}<br>{{Type|Junsen Type B Kai Ni}}
|Type B Kouhyouteki<ref name="Soon"/>
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|C
|丙
|Hei
|{{Class|Shimakaze}}
|[[Ooyodo]]
|''Number 1''-class<ref name="Soon"/>
| -
|{{Type|Special Purpose Ship Type C}}<br>{{Type|Special Purpose Ship M Type C}}
|{{Type|Junsen Type C}}<br>''Junsen Type C Kai''<ref name="Soon"/>
|[[Type C Kouhyouteki]]
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|D
|丁
|Tei
|{{Class|Matsu}}<br>''Tachibana''-class<ref name="Soon"/><ref>The ''Tachibana''-class was announced in an intervew.</ref>
| -
|{{Class|Number 2}}
| -
| -
|''Senyu-Dai''<ref name="Soon"/><br>''Senyu-Dai Kai''<ref name="Soon"/>
|[[Type D Kouhyouteki Kai (Kouryuu Kai)]]
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