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|'''[[CLT|Torpedo Cruisers]] (CLT)''' have a very high torpedo {{Torpedo}} stat, having the strongest "[[Night Battle|night attack power]] {{NBPower}}" in the game. They:
 
|'''[[CLT|Torpedo Cruisers]] (CLT)''' have a very high torpedo {{Torpedo}} stat, having the strongest "[[Night Battle|night attack power]] {{NBPower}}" in the game. They:
 
*Can equip {{Minisub}} [[Midget Submarine]]s and carry out [[Opening Torpedo Salvo]],
 
*Can equip {{Minisub}} [[Midget Submarine]]s and carry out [[Opening Torpedo Salvo]],
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Revision as of 21:06, 20 February 2023

Ship Type Identification

Those tabs correspond to the ones seen in the Composition menu.

  • See here for a complete description of the types names.

Ships included in this tab: "Fast Battleships" (FBB), "Battleships" (BB), "Aviation Battleships" (BBV).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
戦艦 Battleships BB Battleships (BB) notably utilize Large Caliber Main Gun Large Caliber Main Guns, Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon Seaplane Recons, and Armor-Piercing Shell AP Shells, having heavy firepower Firepower and armor Armor, but lacking torpedo & ASW stats. They:
Fast Battleships FBB Fast Battleships (FBB) are BBs with higher speed.
  • They can be placed in the Escort of a Combined Fleet regardless of their speed.
航空戦艦 Aviation Battleships 航戦 BBV Aviation Battleships (BBV) are BBs capable of using Seaplane BomberBomber Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighter Seaplane Fighters. They:
  • BC is for Battle Cruisers, only seen in the Composition menu's filtering tabs, mostly referring to the Kongou-class.

Ships included in this tab: "Standard Aircraft Carriers" (CV), "Armored Aircraft Carriers" (CVB), and "Light Aircraft Carriers" (CVL).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
正規空母 Standard Aircraft Carrier 空母 CV Standard Aircraft Carrier (CV) notably utilize Dive Bomber Dive Bombers, Torpedo Bomber Torpedo Bombers, Fighter Fighters, required to take part in both Aerial Combat and regular Combat, with they "plane slot" Aircraft stat being the most important. They:
  • Must equip Dive Bomber/Torpedo Bomber bombers to be able to carry any attack.
  • Cannot attack during Night Battle without the right equipment.
装甲空母 Armored Aircraft Carrier 装母 CVB Armored Carriers (CVB) are CV with the exceptions of being able to launch planes even when being moderately damaged (中破).
軽空母 Light Aircraft Carrier 軽母 CVL Light Aircraft Carrier (CVL) are weaker CV, with usually more permissive Routings. They are capable of attacking submarines.
  • Light Aircraft Carriers & Standard Aircraft Carriers are termed 正規空母, or Fleet Carriers, to distinguish them from "Escort Carriers" or other carrier types. This term most often refers only to Standard Aircraft Carriers.
Sub-Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes
Escort Carriers CVE Escort Carriers (CVE) are CVL with a base ASW stat. They are:
Night Carriers CVN Night Carriers (CVN) are CV/CVL capable of Carrier Night Air Attacks without needing a Aviation Personnel NOAPNight Operation Aviation Personnel
Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands
.

Ships included in this tab: "Heavy Cruiser" (CA) and "Aviation Cruiser" (CAV).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
重巡洋艦 Heavy Cruiser 重巡 CA Heavy Cruiser (CA) are relatively flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Gun Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes Torpedoes, and Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon Seaplane Recons, and having strong firepower Firepower, torpedo Torpedo Attack, and "night attack power Night Battle Power" stats, but no ASW.
航空巡洋艦 Aviation Cruiser 航巡 CAV Aviation Cruiser (CAV) are CAs capable of using Seaplane BomberBomber Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighter Seaplane Fighters. They:

Ships included in this tab: "Light Cruisers" (CL), "Torpedo Cruiser" (CLT), and "Training Cruiser" (CT).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
軽巡洋艦 Light Cruisers 軽巡 CL Light Cruisers (CL) are very flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Gun Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes Torpedoes, Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon Seaplane Recons, and Depth ChargesSONAR ASW equipment, and having strong torpedo Torpedo Attack, ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare, and "night attack power Night Battle Power" stats.
重雷装巡洋艦 Torpedo Cruisers 雷巡 CLT Torpedo Cruisers (CLT) have a very high torpedo Torpedo Attack stat, having the strongest "night attack power Night Battle Power" in the game. They:
練習巡洋艦 Training Cruisers 練巡 CT Training Cruisers (CT) are weaker cruisers, mainly used to increase experience gained in PVP. Despite being CLs by most metrics, they are mostly considered as "Auxiliaries".

Ships included in this tab: "Destroyers" (DD).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
駆逐艦 Destroyers 駆逐 DD Destroyers (DD) are very versatile, utilizing Small Caliber Main Gun Small Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes Torpedoes, and Depth ChargesSONAR ASW equipment, and having high torpedo Torpedo Attack, ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare, and evasion Evasion, and good "night attack power Night Battle Power" stats, to the detriment of firepower and armor. They:

Ships included in this tab: "Coastal Defense Ships" (DE).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
海防艦 Coastal Defense Ships 海防 DE Coastal Defense Ships (DE) are weak ships with high ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare stat, utilizing Depth ChargesSONAR ASW equipment. They:
  • In Kancolle, "Coastal Defense Ships" are labeled as "DE", and real "Destroyers Escort" as DD instead of DE.

Ships included in this tab: "Submarines" (SS) and "Submarine Aircraft Carriers" (SSV).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
潜水艦 Submarines SS Submarines (SS) have high torpedo Torpedo Attack stats, and are limited to the Opening Torpedo Salvo, the Closing Torpedo Salvo, and Night Battle. They:
潜水空母 Submarine Aircraft Carriers 潜母 SSV Submarine Aircraft Carriers (SSV), are SS that can equip Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon/Seaplane BomberBomber/Seaplane Fighter seaplanes.

Ships included in this tab: "Seaplane Tenders" (AV), "Fleet Oilers" (AO), "Submarine Tenders" (AS), "Amphibious Assault Ships" (LHA), "Repair Ships" (AR).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
水上機母艦 Seaplane Tenders 水母 AV Seaplane Tenders (AV) notably utilize Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon/Seaplane BomberBomber/Seaplane Fighter seaplane Recons/Bombers/Fighters, as well as Small Caliber Main Gun Small Caliber Main Guns and Midget SubmarineMinisub Midget Submarines, participating in most Combat stages, given the correct setup.
給油艦 Fleet Oilers 補給 AO Fleet Oilers (AO) can refuel ships mid-sortie using Supplies Underway ReplenishmentUnderway Replenishment.
潜水母艦 Submarine Tenders 潜母艦 AS Submarine Tenders (AS) are very weak, mostly used for certain Routings
揚陸艦 Amphibious Assault Ships 揚陸 LHA Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA) are mostly used for an Anti-Installation role, notably utilizing Landing Craft Landing Craft..
  • They can notably craft DLC.
工作艦 Repair Ships AR Akashi unlocks unique repair mechanics and is required to unlock the "Akashi's Improvement Arsenal" to improve equipment.

Notes
  • Some ships have unic "type names", being derivated from other regular types. Those names usually do not have any effect gameplay-wise.
  • Even so several types of ships are very similar (FBB/BB/BBV, CV/CVL, CA/CAV, & CL/CLT/CT), they nonetheless are different types than can not always be interchanged.
    • So far, the following types are fully interchangeable regarding Routing, Expeditions, and Quests requirement:
    • CV & CVB,
    • SS & SSV.
  • Some ships have remodels shifting their type, their class, and/or their name, see below for more details.