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{{Category Equipment Kandex Types}}<br><br>
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{{Category Equipment Kandex Types}}
<noinclude>{{Searchlight}} [[:Category:Searchlight|Searchlights]] can trigger a special [[Night Battle|night]] mechanic when a ship equipped with one enters a night battle with 2 or more HP:
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*A special animation will be shown prior to any attacks, and the following effects will be applied:
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==Mechanics==
*#Night battle attack accuracy of the fleet increases.
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<onlyinclude>{{Searchlight}} '''[[:Category:Searchlight|Searchlights]]''' are used to trigger a special [[Night Battle]] mechanic when equipped, playing a special animation and applying the following effects:
*#Special attack rate of the fleet increases.
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*'''Attack accuracy''' and '''cut-in rates''' of the fleet are increased.
*#Special attack rate of the enemy fleet decreases.
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*'''Cut-in rates''' of the enemy fleet are decreased.
*#Enemy fleet will target the ship that showed the searchlight animation more often.
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*The enemy fleet will '''target''' and '''hit''' the ship that triggered the searchlight more often, see ''[[Shooting Order and Targeting#Searchlights|here]].
*#Enemy fleet will hit the ship that showed the searchlight animation more often.
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The activation rate is 100% on ships with 2 or more HP, 0% otherwise.
*Activation rate is 100%.
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*Multiple ships equipped with searchlights do not have stacking effects.</onlyinclude>
*Multiple ships equipped with searchlights do not have stacking effects.
 
*A few ways to use it:
 
:*Equip on ship in the '''flagship''' position.
 
::*Pros: The flagship will always open fire first (unless already heavily damaged), therefore it does not matter if it further takes damage. Useful if it's the last battle of the sortie.
 
::*Cons: The other ships can still cover for the flagship where applicable.
 
:*Equip on ship in the '''second''' position.
 
::*Pros: This setup does not suffer from the flagship cover aspect, and ship in the second slot still opens fire early.
 
::*Cons: May give the opponent 2 turns in a row if their flagship disables the searchlight carrier.
 
:*Equip on ship in the '''last''' position.
 
::*Pros: Allows ships that can't be relied on for night battle output to be useful in some ways, as the output doesn't matter if it doesn't get to them.
 
::*Cons: Likely to lose output in situations where every little bit counts (such as event maps).<noinclude>
 
  
 
==Listed by stats==
 
==Listed by stats==
*Green : Outstanding
 
*Yellow : Above average
 
 
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{{EquipmentComparisonKai
 
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Revision as of 11:36, 20 May 2023

This category contains all equipment or equipment types classified as Searchlights.

This category is populated by Template:EquipmentCategoriesKai. Please do not manually add pages to this category.

Mechanics

Searchlight Searchlights are used to trigger a special Night Battle mechanic when equipped, playing a special animation and applying the following effects:

  • Attack accuracy and cut-in rates of the fleet are increased.
  • Cut-in rates of the enemy fleet are decreased.
  • The enemy fleet will target and hit the ship that triggered the searchlight more often, see here.

The activation rate is 100% on ships with 2 or more HP, 0% otherwise.

  • Multiple ships equipped with searchlights do not have stacking effects.

Listed by stats

No. Rarity Name Equipment Type AA LoS Refittable Types Craftable Improvable Notes
74
SearchlightEquipment Card Searchlight.png
Searchlight.png 探照灯
Small Searchlight 0 2 DE (Only: Inagi Kai Ni), DD, CL, CA, CAV, FBB, BB, BBV, AV, LHA (Only: Kumano Maru Kai, No.101 Transport Ship Kai, Shinshuu Maru Kai), AS (Only: Chougei Kai, Jingei Kai), CT (Only: Kashima Kai, Katori Kai), AO (Only: Kamoi Kai Bo, Souya (AGB), Souya (AGL), Souya (AGS)) ✔️ ✔️
140


Type 96 150cm SearchlightEquipment Card Type 96 150cm Searchlight.png
Searchlight.png 96式150cm探照灯
Large Searchlight 1 3 CL (Only: Gotland Andra, Gotland Kai, Tenryuu Kai Ni), CA (Only: Zara Due), CAV (Only: Mikuma Kai Ni, Mogami Kai Ni, Mogami Kai Ni Toku), FBB, BB, BBV, AV (Only: Commandant Teste, Commandant Teste Kai, Mikuma Kai Ni Toku, Nisshin A), LHA (Only: Shinshuu Maru Kai), AO (Only: Souya (AGL))
No. Rarity Name Equipment Type AA LoS Refittable Types Craftable Improvable Notes

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Pages in category "Searchlights"

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