Glossary

Type Classification

Ship type codes on the list and the rest of the wiki are based on NATO hull classification or modifications thereof.

• Many of the types seen in this table are only visible through the in-game Library, and so are not counted in situations like quest/sorties/expeditions compositions
  • Some exceptions do exist and are explicitly noted.
• Some of those types are not displayed within the game, but are counted within the code and so do count for some situations like quest/sorties/expeditions compositions.

In-game tab	Code	Sub-Code	In-game Code	Japanese Name		English Name
				Kanji	Romaji	"Common"	In-game
BB/BC	FBB		戦	高速戦艦	Kōsoku senkan	Fast Battleship	Battleship
	BB			戦艦	Senkan	Battleship
	BBV	BBV	航戦	航空戦艦	Kōkū senkan	Aviation Battleship
		BBCV	航母戦	改装航空戦艦	Kaisō kōkū senkan	Remodeled Aviation BattleshipIse-class Kai Ni	Aircraft Battleship
CV/CVL	CV or CVL		-	航空母艦	Kōkū bokan	Fleet CarrierAkagi Kai Ni, Kaga Kai Ni, Houshou Kai Ni, Ryuuhou Kai Ni	Light/Aircraft Carrier
				夜間作戦航空母艦	Yakan sakusen kōkū bokan	Night Operations Aircraft CarrierAkagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E
	CV		航	正規空母	Seiki kūbo	Standard Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrier
				近代化航空母艦	Kindai-ka kōkū bokan	Modernized Aircraft CarrierKaga Kai Ni Go
	CVB		装母	装甲空母	Sōkō kūbo	Armored Aircraft Carrier
	CVL		軽母	軽空母	Kei kūbo	Light Aircraft Carrier	Light Aircraft Carrier
				戦力投射母艦	Senryokutōsha bokan	Power Projection CarrierHoushou Kai Ni Sen
				改装特務空母	Kaisō tokumu kūbo	Remodeled Special CarrierGambier Bay Mk.II
CA	CA		重巡	重巡洋艦	Jū jun'yōkan	Heavy Cruiser
	CAV		航巡	航空巡洋艦	Kōkū jun'yōkan	Aviation Cruiser	Aircraft Cruiser
				改装航空巡洋艦	Kaisō kōkū jun'yōkan	Remodeled Aviation CruiserMogami Kai Ni & Mikuma Kai Ni
				特殊改装航空巡洋艦	Tokushu kaisō kōkū jun'yōkan	Remodeled Special Aviation CrusierMogami Kai Ni Toku
CL	CL	CL	軽巡	軽巡洋艦	Kei jun'yōkan	Light Cruiser	Light Cruiser
				重改装軽巡洋艦	Jū kaisō kei jun'yōkan	Heavily Remodeled Light CruiserYahagi Kai Ni B
		CLX	実験軽巡	兵装実験軽巡	Heisō jikken keijun	Experimental Armament Light CruiserYuubari Kai Ni/Toku/D
		CLAA	防空巡	防空巡洋艦	Bōkū jun'yōkan	Antiaircraft CruiserAtlanta
		CLV	軽航巡	軽(航空)巡洋艦	Kei (kōkū) jun'yōkan	Light (Aircraft) CruiserGotland base/Andra
	CLT		雷巡	重雷装巡洋艦	Jūraisō jun'yōkan	Torpedo Cruiser
	CT	CT	練巡	練習巡洋艦	Renshū jun'yōkan	Training Cruiser	Training Cruiser
		CTS	特務練	練習特務艦	Renshū tokumu-kan		Auxiliary Training UtilityAsahi base
DD	DD		駆逐	駆逐艦	Kuchikukan	Destroyer	Destroyer
				護衛駆逐艦	Goei kuchiku-kan	Destroyer EscortSamuel B. Roberts
				改装特I型駆逐艦	Kaisō toku I gatakuchikukan	Remodeled Special Type I DestroyerMiyuki Kai Ni
				陽字号駆逐艦	Yang Zihao kuchiku-kan	Yang Zi Class DestroyerDan Yang
				戦艦護衛駆逐艦	Senkan goei kuchiku-kan	Battleship Escort DestroyerKiyoshimo Kai Ni
				強行輸送駆逐艦	Kyōkō yusō kuchiku-kan	Assault Transport DestroyerKiyoshimo Kai Ni D
				防空駆逐艦	Bōkū kuchiku-kan	Air Defense DestroyerHatsuzuki Kai Ni
DE	DE		海防	海防艦	Kaibōkan	Coastal Defence Ship	Escort
SS	SS		潜	潜水艦	Sensuikan	Submarine
	SSV		潜母	潜水空母	Sensui kūbo	Submarine Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrying Submarine
AV/AO/AS/...	AV	AV	水母	水上機母艦	Suijōki bokan	Seaplane Tender	Seaplane Carrier
		AVS	特水母	特設戦闘水上機母艦	Tokusetsu sentō suijōkibokan	Special Assault Seaplane TenderMikuma Kai Ni Toku
	AO	AO	補給	補給艦	Hokyūkan	Fleet Oiler
		AGS	特務艦	特務艦	Tokumukan	Auxiliary Ship UtilitySouya (AGS)
		AGL	灯台補給	灯台補給船	Tōdai hokyūsen	Lighthouse TenderSouya (AGL)
		AGB	南極観測	南極観測船	Nankyoku kansokusen	Auxiliary IcebreakerSouya (AGB)
		CVE	陸護空	特設護衛空母	Tokusetsu goei kūbo	Special Escort CarrierYamashio Maru	Escort Carrier
	AS		潜母艦	潜水母艦	Sensui bokan	Submarine Tender
	AR		工	工作艦	Kōsakukan	Repair Ship
	LHA	LHA	揚陸	揚陸艦	Yōrikukan	Amphibious Assault Ship
		LST	戦揚陸	戦車揚陸艦	Sensha yōriku-kan	Landing Ship, TankNo.101 Landing Ship

Subtypes

In addition, some subtypes may also be used like:

Type		Japanese Name			Notes
Code	Name	In-game Code	Kanji	Romaji
XBB	"Super Dreadnought"	-	超弩級戦艦	Chōdokyū senkan	Ingame "API type" unused yet
CVE	Escort Carrier	-	-	-	For CVL with base ASW stat
CVN	Night Carrier	-	-	-	For CV and CVL that can do night air attacks natively
BC	"Battle Cruisers"	-	-	-	Only seen in the Composition menu's filtering tabs
CV, CVB, CVL	"Fleet Carrier"	-	航空母艦	Kōkū bokan	For all types interchangably Is also displayed on the Library of Akagi Kai Ni, Kaga Kai Ni, Houshou Kai Ni, and Ryuuhou Kai Ni.
	"Carrier"	-	空母	Kūbo	Shorthand for Kōkū bokan (航空母艦)
CA, CAV	"Heavy Cruiser Type"	-	重巡級	Jūjunkyū	For all types interchangably
CL, CLT, CT	"Light Cruiser Type"	-	軽巡級	Keijunkyū	For all types interchangably
AO	"Oiler/Refueling Ship"	-	給油艦	Kyūyukan	Used in Kamoi & Hayasui descriptions
	"Fleet Oiler/Supply Ship"	補給	補給艦	Hokyūkan	Ingame "API type" (banner code shared with AP)
AP	Transport Ship		輸送艦	Yusōkan	Ingame "API type" (banner code shared with AO)
	"Food Supply Ship"	-	給糧艦	Kyūryōkan	Alternatively used for Mamiya and Irako for conveninance
PT boat	Patrol Torpedo boat	群	哨戒魚雷艇	Shōkai gyoraitē	Abyssal only so far (are counted as "DD" ingame with special modifiers)
-	"Princess"	姫	-	Hime	Main bosses
	"Demon"	鬼	-	Oni	Sub-bosses, also known as "Ogre"
	"Imp"	小鬼	-	Ko'oni	Also known as "Goblin" or "Gnome"
	"Coastal Battery"	沿岸	沿岸砲台	Engan hōdai	Also known as "Pillbox"
		沿岸砲
		防空砲
	"Installation"	-	-	-	Adtional designation to regular types

Notes

• Some Abyssals also have some other exclusive subtypes.
• So far, the following types are fully interchangeable regarding Routing, Expeditions, and Quests requirement:
  • CV and CVB
  • SS and SSV

Types seen instead of the "real" ship type, notably on thier cards and in ship menus.

• Those types have little gameplay effects compared to the main type.
• The differences can often be resumed to special equipabilities.

Code	In-game Code	Japanese Name	English Name	Ships
BBCV	航母戦	改装航空戦艦	Remodeled Aviation Battleship	Ise Kai Ni, Hyuuga Kai Ni
CLX	実験軽巡	兵装実験軽巡	Experimental Armament Light Cruiser	Yuubari Kai Ni, Yuubari Kai Ni Toku, Yuubari Kai Ni D
CLV	軽航巡	軽(航空)巡洋艦	Light (Aircraft) Cruiser	Gotland, Gotland Andra
CLAA	防空巡	防空巡洋艦	Antiaircraft Cruiser	Atlanta, Atlanta Kai
CTS	特務練	練習特務艦	Auxiliary Training Utility	Asahi
AVS	特水母	特設戦闘水上機母艦	Special Assault Seaplane Tender	Mikuma Kai Ni Toku
AGS	特務艦	特務艦	Auxiliary Ship Utility	Souya (AGS)
AGL	灯台補給	灯台補給船	Lighthouse Tender	Souya (AGL)
AGB	南極観測	南極観測船	Auxiliary Icebreaker	Souya (AGB)
CVE	陸護空	特設護衛空母	Special Escort Carrier	Yamashio Maru, Yamashio Maru Kai
LST	戦揚陸	戦車揚陸艦	Landing Ship, Tank	No.101 Transport Ship

Types only seen within the ships Library.

• Those types have little to no gameplay effects compared to the main type.
• The differences can often be resumed to special equipabilities.

Japanese Name	English Name	Ships
高速戦艦	Fast Battleship	Kongou Kai Ni C, Hiei Kai Ni C, Haruna Kai Ni B, Haruna Kai Ni C, Kirishima Kai Ni C
航空母艦	Fleet Carrier	Akagi Kai Ni, Kaga Kai Ni, Houshou Kai Ni, Ryuuhou Kai Ni
夜間作戦航空母艦	Night Operations Aircraft Carrier	Akagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E
近代化航空母艦	Modernized Aircraft Carrier	Kaga Kai Ni Go
戦力投射母艦	Power Projection Carrier	Houshou Kai Ni Sen
改装特務空母	Remodeled Special Carrier	Gambier Bay Mk.II
改装航空巡洋艦	Remodeled Aviation Cruiser	Mogami Kai Ni, Mikuma Kai Ni
特殊改装航空巡洋艦	Remodeled Special Aviation Crusier	Mogami Kai Ni Toku
重改装軽巡洋艦	Heavily Remodeled Light Cruiser	Yahagi Kai Ni B
護衛駆逐艦	Destroyer Escort	Samuel B. Roberts, Samuel B. Roberts Kai, Samuel B. Roberts Mk.II, Fletcher Mk.II
改装特I型駆逐艦	Remodeled Special Type I Destroyer	Miyuki Kai Ni
陽字号駆逐艦	Yang Zi Class Destroyer	Dan Yang
戦艦護衛駆逐艦	Battleship Escort Destroyer	Kiyoshimo Kai Ni
強行輸送駆逐艦	Assault Transport Destroyer	Kiyoshimo Kai Ni D
防空駆逐艦	Air Defense Destroyer	Hatsuzuki Kai Ni

Equipment Categories, Types, Icons, and Mechanics

Every piece of equipment in the game has an icon, regrouping them by type, giving a quick visual indicator of what a given equipment is.

• One icon can be shared with different equipment types.
• Some icons are used for a single equipment.
• Some equipment icons on the wiki will be displayed with "text" Text, indicating special notes like stats or sub-types of equipment.
  • Categories labeled as Sp are for "special subtypes", types of equipment with the same mechanics as their normal main type, but corresponding to "larger variants", equipable on respectively larger or more capable ships.

All icons here and on the rest of the wiki are clickable.

Aircraft

Aircraft
Equipment Types			Mechanics
For a better understanding of plane-related mechanics, see Aerial Combat
Carriers-Bassed			Those planes are mainly equipable on Carriers (CV/CVB/CVL).
Fighters	Fighters		Fighters/ are one of the main types of plane used by CV(B/L). Their main role is to bring Air Power during the 1st Aerial Stage, with their "Fighter Power" stat being the most important factor in this regard. Fighters are additionally needed for Aircraft Carrier Cut-Ins (CVCI) during the day Shelling. They can be used in Land Bases to serve the same role as Interceptors.
	Night Fighters
Dive Bombers	Dive Bombers		Dive Bombers are one of the main types of plane used by CV(B/L). Their main role is to do damage during the Airstrike, with their "Dive Bombing" stat being the most important factor in this regard. Dive Bombers are additionally needed for dealing damage during day Shelling, especially for Aircraft Carrier Cut-Ins (CVCI). They are vulnerable to shoot down during most Aerial Combat phases. They bring some accuracy bonus against PT boats. They cannot attack Installations unless they are Anti-Installation Dive Bombers.
	Fighter-Bombers		"Fighter-Bombers" are "Dive Bombers", both behaving the exact same way, with the only notable difference being the Improvement effects given by .
Torpedo Bombers	Torpedo Bombers		Torpedo Bombers/ are one of the main types of plane used by CV(B/L). Their main role is to do damage during the Airstrike, with their "Torpedo" stat being the most important factor in this regard. Torpedo Bombers are additionally needed for dealing damage during day Shelling, especially for Aircraft Carrier Cut-Ins (CVCI). They can trigger Contact. They are vulnerable to shoot down during most Aerial Combat phases.
	Night Torpedo Bombers
Jet-powered Fighter-Bombers			Jets are a special type of carrier-based bombers that follow the same damage calculation as regular Dive Bombers using the "dive bombing" stat, while providing great additional "air power" , as well as "Long Range" . They will notably carry out an additional exclusive attack called "Jet Assault" (JA) before the beginning of any battle. They cannot trigger the CVCI. They bring some accuracy bonus against PT boats. See Jets for more details.
Reconnaissance Aircraft	Reconnaissance Aircraft		Reconnaissance AircraftSpLBRecon are planes that: Can trigger Contact. Does not contribute Fighter Power in Aerial Combat, and so cannot be shot down during it (can be shot down during Detection). When equipped to a Land Base: Can extend the minimum Combat Radius in Sortie Mode. Add a bonus multiplier to the total Defense Fighter-Power of the base in Air Defense Mode. Can contribute Fighter Power (if it has any Proficiency or ), and can be shot down.
	Sp Large Reconnaissance Aircraft
Land-Based			For a better understanding of land-base mechanics, see Land-Based Air Squadron.
Bombers	Attackers	Attackers	Land-Based Attackersbomber are the main type of bomber used on LBAS. Their most important stats are "torpedo" against regular ship, and "dive bombing" against Installations, as well as their "combat radius" . See Land-Based Air Squadron for more details
		bomber Army Attackers
		Assault Aircraft (Army Attackers)
		Patrol Aircraft	Land-Based Patrol Aircraft are counted as regular Land-Based Attackers on every aspect. Additionally, Patrol Aircraft are ASW Aircraft, and so are mainly used for ASW (see here).
	Large Aircraft	Heavy Bombers	Land-Based Heavy Bombers mostly work like other Land-Based Attackers, but unlike them, they have only 9 planes in LBAS slots, instead of 18, as well as slightly worse damage modifiers, dividing their base attack power by about half.
Interceptors/Fighters	Fighter Jet		Land-Based Fighters/Interceptors are LBAS exclusive fighters, that are used to either: Provide Sortie Fighter-Power, where the "fighter Power" , "interception" , and "combat radius" stats are the most important, Intercept enemy bombers, where the "fighter Power" , "interception" , and especially the "anti-bomber" stats are the most important.
	Canard Fighters
	Army Fighters
	Navy Fighters	Navy Fighters
		Rocket Interceptors	High Altitude Interceptors multiply the total air power of all land bases in Air Defense mode, when defending against enemy High-Altitude Bombers. The multiplier depends on the number of high altitude interceptors equipped and which difficulty the event map is played on: High Altitude Interceptors Me 163B Prototype Shuusui Shuusui Airpower modifier against high altitude raids: Event Map Difficulty Number of High Altitude Interceptors Defending 0 1 2 3+ Casual/Easy: 1x 1.1x 1.2x Medium/Hard: 0.5x 0.8x
LB Reconnaissance Aircraft			Reconnaissance AircraftSpLBRecon are planes that: Can trigger Contact. When equipped to a Land Base: Can extend the minimum Combat Radius in Sortie Mode. LB Land-based Recons will additionally: Add a bonus damage multiplier to all Aircraft in the base. Add a bonus multiplier to the total Sortie Fighter-Power of the base. Add a bonus multiplier to the total Defense Fighter-Power of the base in Air Defense Mode. Can contribute Fighter Power (if it has any Proficiency or ), and can be shot down.
Seaplanes			Planes only compatible with ships having the appropriate catapult (mainly battleships, cruisers, and auxiliaries)
Seaplanes	Recon Reconnaissance Seaplanes	Recon Reconnaissance Seaplanes	Seaplanes are the main aircraft type used by non-carrier ships (mainly battleships, cruisers, and auxiliaries). They are notably required to trigger Artillery Spotting. Reconnaissance AircraftSpLBRecon are planes that: Can trigger Contact. Does not contribute Fighter Power in Aerial Combat, and so cannot be shot down during it (can be shot down during Detection). When equipped to a Land Base: Can extend the minimum Combat Radius in Sortie Mode. Add a bonus multiplier to the total Defense Fighter-Power of the base in Air Defense Mode. Can contribute Fighter Power (if it has any Proficiency or ), and can be shot down.
		Night Reconnaissance Seaplanes	In addition to all Seaplane Recon mechanics: Night Recons are normal Seaplane Recon with the extra ability to trigger "Night Contact". The scouting phase animation will not show up like day battles; instead, the night recon plane's animation is played in the enemy fleet's radar. [Bug] In a Combined Fleet situation, if a ship in the fleet equipped with a night scout is evacuated from the combined fleet using the Fleet Command Facility, the night recon can still trigger and activate as the fleet proceeds onward and enters a night battle.
	Bomber Seaplane Bombers	Bomber Seaplane Bombers	Seaplanes are the main aircraft type used by non-carrier ships (mainly battleships, cruisers, and auxiliaries). They are notably required to trigger Artillery Spotting. Bomber Seaplane Bombers additionally act like Dive Bombers, taking part in the same air phases and sharing the same damage formulas. Additionally, they: Play some minor Anti-Installation role. Bring an accuracy bonus against PT boats.
		Night Seaplane Bombers	In addition to all Seaplane Bomber mechanics: Night Seaplane Bombers are required to trigger a special Night Cut-In on certain ships. This cut-in also triggers the Star Shell effect and bonuses.
Seaplane Fighters			Seaplane Fighters share all the regular Fighters mechanics, with a different set of ship equippability. Additionally, they: Play some minor Anti-Installation role. Bring an accuracy bonus against PT boats.
Large Flying Boats			Large Flying Boats notably: Can trigger Contact and Detection. Allow AV to perform ASW attacks. Increase the minimum Range of Land Bases, from +1 to +3 range depending on the base's unmodified range. Can be used in the Air Reconnaissance nodes mechanic. When equipped in any slot size, the plane count is dropped down to 1, refunding any bauxite. Although it is a scout which does not actually participate in Aerial Combat mechanics-wise, it is still included in the launching animation if other planes are launched.
Misc			Some auxiliary aircraft, mainly used for ASW.
Rotorcraft	Autogyros		Rotorcraft are ASW Aircraft, being used to trigger some OASW and Land-based ASW attacks. As they do not have any Dive Bombing stat, they do not participate to Phases 2 & 3 of Aerial Combat and are immune to shootdown. They: Will launch during aerial battle if other planes are launched, but cannot start an aerial battle on their own. Allow BBV, CAV, AV, and LHA to perform ASW attacks. CVL and Kaga Kai Ni Go equipped with them will still require a Dive Bomber or a Torpedo Bomber to attack submarines, as they are unable to attack anything without a bomber. AS, AR, and some CVB can equip them, but the former cannot attack SS, and the latter has a carrying capacity of 0 so they do not function. AO can equip them, but their attack animation will still be a depth charge animation. Their LBAS Combat Radius cannot be extended.
	Helicopters
Liaison Aircraft			Liaison Aircraft are ASW Aircraft, being used to trigger some OASW and Land-based ASW attacks. Command Liaison Aircraft do not have any Dive Bombing stat, and so do not participate to Phases 2 & 3 of Aerial Combat and are immune to shootdown. They: Will launch during aerial battle if other planes are launched, but cannot start an aerial battle on their own. CV/L equipped with it will still require a Dive Bomber or a Torpedo Bomber to attack submarines, as it is unable to attack anything without a bomber. Cannot have their LBAS Combat Radius extended. Hayabusa ASW Hayabusa have some Dive Bombing stat that counts toward Shelling and allow them to take part in regular Aerial Combat. They cannot trigger any CVCI. Only a random amount of this stat will be counted against Installations. In LBAS anti-ship strikes, their is used, and they are counted as regular Land-Based Attackers. Proficiency gives them increased Fighter Power like fighters. Planes Aerial Combat LBAS Stage 1 (air-to-air) Stage 2 (air-to-ship) ❱❱ Air Power Surface ASW Extendable Combat Radius Command Liaison Aircraft ✔️ ❌ 3 ❌ ✔️ ❌ ASW Hayabusa ✔️ ⭐counted as 0 25 ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Special categories
SpLBRecon Reconnaissance Aircraft			Reconnaissance AircraftSpLBRecon are planes that: Can trigger Contact. Does not contribute Fighter Power in Aerial Combat, and so cannot be shot down during it (can be shot down during Detection). When equipped to a Land Base: Can extend the minimum Combat Radius in Sortie Mode. Add a bonus multiplier to the total Defense Fighter-Power of the base in Air Defense Mode. Can contribute Fighter Power (if it has any Proficiency or ), and can be shot down.
Planes with Anti-Air Resistance			Specific planes may present a special AA resistance property. AA resistance is presented in form of "Ship AA Resistance/Fleet AA Resistance", with each value being used in the respective formulas seen on the Aerial Combat page.
ASW Aircraft			Aircraft with at least 7 ASW , can be used to trigger special OASW and are required to perform Land-based ASW attacks. ASW Aircraft Rotorcraft Autogyros Ka Type Observation Autogyro O Type Observation Autogyro Kai O Type Observation Autogyro Kai Ni Helicopters S-51J S-51J Kai Liaison Aircraft Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft (ASW) Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model II Kai (20th Squadron) Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model III Kai (Skilled/20th Squadron) Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai 2 Land-based Patrol Aircraft Prototype Toukai Toukai (901 Air Group) +7 ASW Torpedo Bombers Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (931 Air Group) Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (931 Air Group/Skilled) Tenzan (931 Air Group) Prototype Type 97 Torpedo Bomber Kai (Skilled) No. 3 Model E (w/ Type 6 Airborne Radar Kai) Tenzan Model 12A Kai (Skilled w/ Type 6 Airborne Radar Kai) Ryuusei Kai (CarDiv 1/Skilled) Swordfish Mk.III (Skilled) Barracuda Mk.III TBM-3D TBM-3W+3S Tenzan Model 12A Kai 2 (Murata Squadron w/ Radar) +7 ASW Dive Bombers Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX) Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX/Skilled) Type 0 Fighter Model 64 (Two-seat w/ KMX) +7 ASW Seaplanes Recons Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 11B Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 11B (Skilled) Bombers Swordfish Mk.III Kai (Seaplane Model) Swordfish Mk.III Kai (Seaplane Model/Skilled) Zuiun Kai Ni (634 Air Group/Skilled)
Anti-Installation Dive Bombers			Dive-Bombers that can attack installations This is a segment from a bigger article. See Combat/Anti-Installation for details on Installation mechanics. Carriers will only attack installations in the shelling phase if equipped with Torpedo Bombers or Anti-Installation Dive Bombers. Additionally, carriers will attack installations if equipped with non-special dive bombers AND one of the special dive bombers below. Any other dive bomber will completely disable shelling against installations even if the carrier has a torpedo bomber equipped. This can be very useful to manipulate the targeting mechanic so the carriers attack important targets. Ju 87C Kai Prototype Nanzan F4U-1D FM-2 Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX) Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX/Skilled) Suisei Model 12 (634 Air Group w/ Type 3 Cluster Bombs) AAR Suisei Model 12 (w/ Type 31 Photoelectric Fuze Bombs) AAR Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22 Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22 (Skilled) SB2C-3 SB2C-5 F4U-4 AAR
Night Planes	= Night Torpedo Bombers		Night Aircraft are planes that contribute to Carrier Night Air Attack damage. Only Night Fighters and Night Torpedo Bombers are capable of actually enabling the Carrier Night Attacks.
	= Suisei Model 12 (w/ Type 31 Photoelectric Fuze Bombs)
	= Night Fighters

Main Armament

Main Armament
Equipment Types			Mechanics
Naval Guns			Main Guns are the main armament used by surface ships. Their main stats are the "firepower" and "accuracy" . They are notably required to trigger all Artillery Spotting attacks as well as some Night Cut-Ins, notably the "Double Attack" (DA). Most main guns come with "Hidden Fit Bonuses/Penalties", especially larger ones.
Main Guns	Small Small Caliber Main Guns	Small Caliber Main Guns	Small Caliber Main Guns are mostly used on smaller ships like Destroyers. They bring some accuracy bonus against PT Imp.
		Small Small Caliber Main High-Angle Guns
	Medium Medium Caliber Main Guns	Medium Caliber Main Guns	Medium Caliber Main Guns are mostly used on medium ships like Cruisers.
		Medium Main High-Angle Guns
	Large Caliber Main Guns	Large Caliber Main Guns	Large Caliber Main Guns are used on Battleships.
		Sp Very Large Caliber Main Guns
Secondary Guns	Sec Secondary Guns	Secondary Guns (surface)	Secondary GunsSecSp_Sec serve a similar role to Main Guns. Their main stats are the "firepower" and "accuracy" . They are notably required to trigger some weaker Artillery Spotting attacks as well as some Night Cut-Ins, notably the "Double Attack" (DA). They do not have any "Hidden Penalties" on any ships. They bring an accuracy bonus against PT boats.
		Sec Secondary High-Angle Guns
	Sp_Sec Large Secondary (High-Angle) Guns
High-Angle Guns (dual-purpose)	Main Main High-Angle Guns	Small Small Caliber Main High-Angle Guns	High-Angle Guns (sometimes "dual-purpose guns"), are anti-air focused guns, that can serve their main surface role, in addition to having extra AA stats. They are notably required in most AACI.
		Medium Medium Main High-Angle Guns
	Sec Secondary High-Angle Guns	Sec Secondary High-Angle Guns
		Sp_Sec Large Secondary (High-Angle) Guns
Anti-Aircraft Guns			AA Guns are equippable in RE. They are mainly used to provide "Anti-Air", notably via their AA stat. They: Are notably required in most AACI. Trigger a tracer-fire effect during air combat. Bring an accuracy bonus against PT boats.
Torpedo Weaponry			Equipment with "torpedo" as their primary stat.
Torpedoes	Torpedoes (surface)		Torpedoes are almost exlusively used to trigger Night Cut-Ins, especially the Torpedo Cut-In (TCI). Their main stat is the "torpedo" stat. This stat is also used to calculate damages during the Opening Torpedo Salvo and Closing Torpedo Salvo.
	Sub Submarine Torpedoes	Sub Submarine Torpedoes
		Sub_LM Late Model Submarine Torpedoes	Late Model Submarine Torpedoes are needed to trigger special Night Cut-Ins.
Minisub Midget Submarines			Minisub Midget Submarine allow any ship equipping one to perform an Opening Torpedo Salvo. Their main stat is the "torpedo" stat, being used to calculate damages in all torpedo phases. They do not count as "Torpedoes" for Night Cut-Ins, despite having a torpedo icon.
Anti-Submarine Warfare			Equipment with "ASW" as their primary stat.
Sonars	Small Small Sonars		Sonars are the main equipment used for ASW, being required to trigger most OASW, and greatly enhancing ASW Damage Synergy. Their main stat is "ASW" .
	Large Large Sonars
Depth Charges	DCP Depth Charge Projectors		Depth Charges are one of the main equipment used for ASW, greatly enhancing ASW Damage Synergy. Their main stat is "ASW" .
	DCR Depth Charge (Racks)
	Other ASW Mortars		Other ASW Mortars have additional Anti-Installation bonuses similar to Anti-Ground Rockets.

Other Equipment

Other Equipment
Equipment Types			Mechanics
Radars	Small Small Radars		Radars are used to provide boosts to LoS and accuracy . They are additionally used for: Certain Artillery Spotting, Certain Night Cut-Ins, Maelstrom resource loss mitigation, "Dual Purpose Radars" are radars that are both Surface Radars and Air Radars. SurfaceSurface Radars are radars that: Must have 5 or more LoS , Are required for some Routings, Metigate the accuracy penalty of Smoke Screens, Increase the damage potential of most Special Attacks. Air Air Radars are radars that: Must have 2 or more AA , Increase the Anti-Air of the fleet, Are required to trigger most AACI.
	Large Large Radars	Large Large Radars
		Sp Very Large Radars
Surface Surface Radars
Air Air Radars
Submarine Equipment			Submarine Equipment are mainly used to trigger special Night Cut-Ins exlusiv to submarines. Can be equipped in the RE.
Searchlights	Small Small 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.
	Large Large Searchlight
Star Shell			Star Shells 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 activation rate is 70% on ships with 5 or more HP, 0% otherwise. Multiple ships equipped with star shells do not have stacking effects. There is no side effect, unlike Searchlights.
Skilled Lookouts			Surface Ship Personnel are equippable in RE. They: Increase cut-in rates in Night Battles for the ship equipping it, Are required to trigger some "New Type" Cut-ins, Play an animation right before cut-in animations, Bring an accuracy bonus against PT boats.
Landing Craft	TP Transport DLC		Landing Craft can serve in several roles: "Transport Craft" (type 1) are best at increasing the resources gained from expeditions, "Landing Tanks" (type 2 & 3) deal more damage to installations, being an essential component of "nuke set-ups" (see Anti-Installation), "Armed Boats" (type 4) act mostly like Landing Tanks, and have some additional bonus, against PT Imp notably. Each Landing Craft equipped will increase "TP Gauge" drain by 8 during Transport Operations. Each Landing Craft equipped (except for "Landing Tanks type 3") will increase resource gain on Resource Nodes and Expeditions.
	Tank Landing Tanks
	Armed Armed Boats
Amphibious Vehicles			Amphibious Vehicles behave similarly to Landing Craft. They: Deal great damage to installation, being an essential component of the "nuke" (see Anti-Installation). Increase expedition resources gain. Greatly increase Resource Nodes resources gain. Slightly increase TP gauge drain during Transport Operations. Allow Submarines to participate in the shelling phase against Installations, by launching the tank in battle.
Landing Forces			Landing Forces behave similarly to other "Landing Equipment" against Installations. They: Are only used against Installations. Can only be equipped on "LST" type ships (a subcategory of LHA). Provide great damage boost against all installation types. Can be a component of a "nuke" setup. Additionally, when attacking an installation, the attack animation makes the ship physically move across the screen like other Landing Equipment, as it is a "landing craft" itself.
Drum Canisters			Drum Canisters are not "combat equipment", and so are mostly used for non-combat mechanics. They: Increase resource gains on Resource Nodes in sorties. Can affect Routing on certain maps. Slightly increase TP gauge drain during Transport Operations. Are required to trigger a "New Type" Cut-in. Are required for expeditions 21, 37, 38, 44, & E2. Can also increase the chance of Great Success for those expeditions as well as 24 & 40. They do NOT increase resource gains from expeditions.
Anti-Aircraft Fire Directors			Anti-Aircraft Fire Directors (AAFD) are quipable in RE. They provide a good Anti-Air boost, and are required to trigger some AACI. They are notably used to provide AA and accuracy when improved .
Shells	Anti-Aircraft Shells		AA Shells are mainly used for an Anti-Installation role, notably dealing great damages to "Soft-Skinned Installations". They also provide some minor Anti-Air boost, and are required to trigger some AACI. The can be equipped in the RE of FBB, BB, BBV, CA, and CAV.
	Armor Piercing Shells		AP Shells are mainly used for increasing the general damage potential of batleships, with further bonuses for Artillery Spotting and Special Attacks. They also play some Anti-Installation role, notably against "Hard-Skinned Installations".
Anti-Ground Rockets			Anti-Ground Rockets are only used against Installations. They provide both great multiplicative and flat damages boost against all installation types.
Extra Armors	Medium Medium Extra Armors		Extra Armors are equippable in RE and give some extra Armor stat.
	Large Large Extra Armors
Engine Improvements			Ship Speed can be increased to Fast, Fast+, or Fastest by using a combination of "Turbine" and "Boilers".
Ship Repair Facility			Ship Repair Facilities are required for Anchorage Repairs and Emergency Anchorage Repairs.
Aviation Personnels	SCAMP SCAMP		Aviation Personnels are used to bring various buff and/or mechanics, notably enhancing the performances of Carriers. See each individual pages for more details.
	NOAP NOAP
	AGDP AGDP
	SDP SDP
Command Facilities			Depending on the type, Command Facilities provide different fleet support roles, such as: "Evacuation" of ships that are Heavily Damaged (大破) during a sortie, Increased trigger rate for Support Expeditions.
Surface Ship Equipment	Smoke Generators		Smoke Generators can be used in combat to deploy a smoke screen. Example of a large smoke deployed. There are 3 smoke screen sizes, being Small < Medium < Large. The maximum smoke size that can be generated is dependent on the number of smoke generators, being respectively 1/2/3. Note that improvements also affect the maximum smoke level possible. It sharply reduces the accuracy of all fleets, proportionally to the smoke screen size (the hit rate is still capped at 11%). This effect can be partially bypassed by using radars (both sides). The effect will last for the day battle, even so the animation will fade before the battle's end. Smoke activation button next to the Formation ones. If equipped, it can be activated with a specific button when selecting the formation. It can be activated multiple times per sortie until it triggers, being triggerable once, in day battle only. It cannot be activated in Exercises in the current implementation. The trigger rate is not 100% and depends on the fleet's flagship's luck , as well as the amount and type of Smoke Generators used. For combined fleets, it is the luck of the main flagship. The size of the triggered smoke screen depends on how many smoke generators are used. It will only trigger at the beginning of the Shelling phase. The 3 different smoke size The trigger rate depends on: The number of "Smoke Generators" in the fleet, The flagship Level and Luck (secretary for Combined Fleets), improvements of the generator. Regarding the equipment: Each Smoke Generator (Smoke Screen) counts as 1, Each Smoke Generator Kai (Smoke Screen) counts as 2, improvements of the generator can also count as 1 ([1][2]). Two formulas have been determined to approximate the trigger rate of smoke screens. The 2nd formula is based on the 1st one with additional hypothesis, A measurement of the trigger rate can be found here, Both formulas can be directly compared here. It is possible to have a total trigger rate for all 3 sizes of 100%, giving the FS has enough luck & enough generators are used. Trigger Rate Formula 1 [3] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{P}_\text{0} = 3.2 - 0.2 \times \text{K} - \text{N}_\text{Generator} }[/math] If [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Luck}_\text{flag} ≥ 1 \text{ & } \text{N}_\text{Generator} ≥ 3 }[/math], then [math]\displaystyle{ \text{P}_\text{0} = 0 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{K} = \bigg\lceil \sqrt{ \text{Luck}_\text{flag} } + 0.3 \times \bigstar_\text{base} + 0.5 \times \bigstar_\text{Kai} \bigg\rceil }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} = 1 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} = 2 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} ≥ 3 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \begin{align} \text{P}_\text{1} &= 1 - \text{P}_\text{0} \\ \text{P}_\text{2} &= 0 \\ \text{P}_\text{3} &= 0 \end{align} }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \begin{align} \text{P}_\text{1} &= 1 - \text{P}_\text{0} - \text{P}_\text{2} \\ \text{P}_\text{2} &= 0.05 \times ( 1 - \text{P}_\text{0} ) \times ( \text{K} + 2 ) \\ \text{P}_\text{3} &= 0 \end{align} }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \begin{align} \text{P}_\text{1} &= 1 - \text{P}_\text{2} - \text{P}_\text{3} \\ \text{P}_\text{2} &= \min ( 0.3 ; 1 - \text{P}_\text{3}) \\ \text{P}_\text{3} &= X \times \text{K} + 0.15 \times ( \text{N}_\text{Generator} - 3 ) \end{align} }[/math] The X coefficient is unclear yet, being about 0.04~0.045. With [math]\displaystyle{ \text{P}_\text{0}, \text{P}_\text{1}, \text{P}_\text{2}, \text{P}_\text{3} }[/math] the respective rates for the trigger of smokes levels 0 to 3, [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} }[/math] the amount of Smoke Generators: Each base generator count as 1, Each Kai generator count as 2, A very high improvement level (~ ≥ 17) counts as 1. [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Luck}_\text{flag} }[/math] the flagship's luck, [math]\displaystyle{ \bigstar_\text{base} }[/math] the total improvement level of the base generators, [math]\displaystyle{ \bigstar_\text{Kai} }[/math] the total improvement level of the Kai generators, Trigger Rate Formula 2 [4] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Level 0}_\text{Rate %} = \max \big( 0 ; \min ( 100 ; 3.2 - 0.2 \times \text{K} - \text{N}_\text{Generator} ) \big) }[/math] If [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Luck}_\text{flag} ≥ 1 \text{ & } \text{N}_\text{Generator} ≥ 3 }[/math], then [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Level 0}_\text{Rate %} = 0 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{K} = 5 \times \text{N}_\text{Generator} + 1.5 \times \sqrt{ \text{Luck}_\text{flag} } + 0.3 \times \bigstar_\text{base} + 0.5 \times \bigstar_\text{Kai} }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} = 1 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} = 2 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} ≥ 3 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \begin{align} \text{Level 1}_\text{Rate %} &= 100 - \text{Level 0}_\text{Rate %} \\ \text{Level 2}_\text{Rate %} &= 0 \\ \text{Level 3}_\text{Rate %} &= 0 \end{align} }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \begin{align} \text{Level 1}_\text{Rate %} &= ( 100 - \text{Level 2}_\text{Rate %} ) \times ( 1 - \text{Level 0}_\text{Rate %} ) \\ \text{Level 2}_\text{Rate %} &= ( 3 \times \big\lceil \text{K} - 5 \big\rceil + 1 ) \times ( 1 - \text{Level 0}_\text{Rate %} ) \\ \text{Level 3}_\text{Rate %} &= 0 \end{align} }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ \begin{align} \text{Level 1}_\text{Rate %} &= \min ( 0 ; 100 - \text{Level 2}_\text{Rate %} - \text{Level 3}_\text{Rate %}) \\ \text{Level 2}_\text{Rate %} &= \min ( 30 ; 100 - \text{Level 3}_\text{Rate %} ) \\ \text{Level 3}_\text{Rate %} &= 3 \times \big\lceil \text{K} - 15 \big\rceil + 1 \end{align} }[/math] With [math]\displaystyle{ \text{N}_\text{Generator} }[/math] the amount of Smoke Generators: Each base generator count as 1, Each Kai generator count as 2, A very high improvement level (~ ≥ 17) counts as 1. [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Luck}_\text{flag} }[/math] the flagship's luck, [math]\displaystyle{ \bigstar_\text{base} }[/math] the total improvement level of the base generators, [math]\displaystyle{ \bigstar_\text{Kai} }[/math] the total improvement level of the Kai generators, The smoke gives an Accuracy malus to both fleets when used: Please note that these are initial estimations and are subject to change. It is currently unknown if the airstrike accuracy is affected by the smoke. Some modifiers are near impossible to determine because the fleet hit the lower bound hit rate (11% hard cap). There are some inconsistencies between "old" and "new" enemies. Having a (surface ?) radar equipped reduces the smoke effect for both fleets, but only for the shelling phase. [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Mod}_\text{smoke} }[/math] Day Shelling Fleet Radar Equipped Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Allied No < 0.3 < 0.33 < 0.37 Yes 0.35 0.25 < 0.37 Enemy No < 0.69 < 0.7 < 0.7 Yes 0.91 0.83 0.75 Special Attacks Allied 1 Torpedo Phases Fleet Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Allied 0.45 0.42 0.42 Enemy 0.7 0.6 0.5 ASW Allied 0.25 Enemy 1 AA effects: The smoke affects the allied shootdown but not the enemy shootdown. No fixed shootdown above 2 has been observed under a smoke. The guaranteed shootdown does not seem to be affected. A modifier to the Adjusted AA is suspected but there is not enough data to confirm it. The Smoke reduce the Anti-Air Rocket Barrage trigger rate either directly or by reducing the Adjusted AA.
	Barrage Balloon		Example of a balloon deployed. Barrage Balloons can be deployed in certain situations during day battles. Barrage Balloons can only be deployed on certain combat nodes with Installations Compatible Nodes Map Node Notes 3-5 H 4-3 N Boss 4-5 T Boss 6-4 N Boss Events Refers to the current event page references [5][6][7][8] Once deployed For every ship with a balloon equipped will boost the damage of the fleet and the LBAS (post-cap): Balloon Effects 1 2 3 Allied Day Shelling Damage Allied balloons [9] 1.02 1.04 1.06 Allied LBAS Damage Allied balloons [10] 1.02 1.04 1.06 Enemy balloons [11] 0.95 0.90 0.85 The effect stacks up to 3 balloons, and up to 1 balloon per ship, The effect applies to LBAS and day shelling, with the enemy balloons also negatively affecting allied LBAS, The effect does not apply to torpedo phases or night battles, If the ship deploying it is sunk, the balloon is then removed, as well as its effects.
Saiun (Disassembled for Transport)			A removed legacy equipment.
Consumables	Underway Replenishment		Example of Underway Replenishment translated. Underway Replenishments are consumable items that are used to restore fuel and ammo mid-sortie when consumed. As "consumables", they do not take any equipment slot and appear in the Inventory. Only Fleet Oilers (AO) and Kumano Maru can carry them, including in their RE. When entering a boss node, a prompt will appear giving a choice to use the Underway Replenishment(s) or not. The cost of the resupply will be deducted from the stockpile. The resupply cannot be activated when having insufficient fuel or ammo. The amount of fuel and ammo resupplied depends on The fleet type (single or combined) How many Resupplies are carried. The resupply rates are as follow: Used Single Fleet Combined Fleet 1 25 % 15 % 2 36 % 27.5 % 3 47 % 40 % This mechanic should only be used to avoid Fuel penalty or/and Ammo penalty.
	Emergency Repair Personnel		Selection of which type of Emergency Repair Personnel to consume to advance (left buttons), or to retreat (right button). "Emergency Repair Personnel " are consumable items: As "consumables", they do not take any equipment slot and appear in the Inventory and are equippable in RE. Ships entering a battle whilst Heavily Damaged (大破) have a chance to be Sunk (撃沈) . In the case of the flagship, being Heavily Damaged (大破) will force a retreat after that node. Equipping at least one Emergency Repair Personnel can prevent the equipped ship from sinking, by reviving it after being sunk. If this is equipped on a flagship, the player can use this before heading to another node. If both Personnel & Goddess are equipped, then it is possible to choose which one to use (see the picture). Emergency Repair Personnel can only repair the ship they are equipped on. Once repaired, a ship becomes unsinkable for the rest of the battle, including night battle. The item is consumed upon activation. The restored ships will be as followed: Emergency Repair Personnel HP recovered when sunk HP recovered on flagship Fuel/Ammo restored Emergency Repair Personnel 20% 50% 0% Emergency Repair Goddess 100% 100% 100% Planes are not resupplied.
	Combat Rations		Selection of whether to use a ration or not, before a boss node. "Rations" are consumable items: As "consumables", they do not take any equipment slot and appear in the Inventory and are equippable in RE. When an equipped ship's morale drops below a certain level during a Sortie, a ration is consumed, greatly restoring the morale of the ship, The ships directly above and below in the combat screen are also given a small morale boost. They slightly increase TP gauge drain during Transport Operations. When a Ration is equipped on a girl upon entering a Boss Node, a prompt will appear giving a choice to use the Ration or not. Rations consumed by a girl give a Post-cap bonus against all Installation.
Special categories
Anti-Ground Equipment			See Anti-Installation for a better understanding.

Notes

• Some equipment have unique mechanics within their categories.
• Certain mechanics like AACI and ASW will differentiate equipment within their category depending on their raw stats.

Custom icons made up for wiki usage:

• = Empty
• = WildCard
• = Zuiuns
• = Either or
• Night Planes:
  • = Night Torpedo Bombers
  • = Suisei Model 12 (w/ Type 31 Photoelectric Fuze Bombs)
  • = Night Fighters
• Depreciated Icon:
  • = High-Angle Gun + AA Fire Director Built-In
  • = Powerfull AA (concentrated)
    
    (CDMG)

General

Docking

For more information on this topic, see Docking.

This allows repairing damaged ships to full health by consuming steel and fuel. Using an instant repair (bucket) (高速修復材) will immediately finish it.

Expedition

For more information on this topic, see Expedition.

Expeditions are sorties where fleets 2, 3, and 4 can be sent, rewarding resources and certain items. This is the main way to farm resources in the game.

Modernization

For more information on this topic, see Modernization.

The process of using spare ships to increase the Stats (firepower, AA, torpedo, armor) of ships up to a certain point. Luck, ASW, and HP can also be increased in some very specific situations.

Naval Exercise

For more information on this topic, see Exercises (PvP).

These are battles against other players' fleets. Opposing teams update in real-time, but there is no simultaneous play. This is the main way to level up girls.

• Opponent list refreshed at 03:00 and 15:00 JST.

Crossing the T

For more information on this topic, see Engagement.

Classic naval strategy in which a line of warships cross in front of a line formation of enemy ships, allowing the crossing line to bring all their guns to bear while receiving fire from only the forward guns of the enemy.

Gameplay-wise:

• When the fleet crosses the enemy fleet (Green T), both sides receive a significant damage buff,
• When the enemy fleet crosses the fleet (Red T), both sides receive a significant damage debuff.

Phases of Battle

For more information on this topic, see Combat.

• Day Battle
  1. Reconnaissance
  2. Land-Based Air Squadron attacks
  3. Initial airstrikes (Jet Assault, opening bombing, air superiority)
  4. Support fleet attack
  5. Battle Opening (OASW, Opening Torpedo Salvo)
  6. Shelling/artillery phase (regular airstrike happens here)
  7. Final Torpedo salvo
• Night Battle (with special cut-ins)

Remodel

For more information on this topic, see Remodel.

Often confused with Modernization, will usually result in *ship name*-Kai (改). also known as Upgrading.

Morale

For more information on this topic, see Morale and Fatigue.

Morale greatly affects Expeditions and Combat. A ship's Morale can range from 0 to 100, it decreases when doing sorties, and increases by 3 every 3 min up to 49 when doing nothing.

Fatigue

For more information on this topic, see Tutorial: FAQ#Alright, I built my ship and kicked some butt, but I noticed the orange faces. What gives?.

Orange or Red sad faces are displayed next to the ship icon if they are too fatigued. Rest them for 15 to 30 min to have them back at normal morale. Fatigued ships will have lower accuracy and evasion. If girls are still fatigued upon returning from expeditions, the expedition will fail even with all other criteria fulfilled.

Sparkle

For more information on this topic, see Sparkling/glittering!.

The opposite of Fatigue. If a ship "sparkle", she will gain a boost in sorties. Sparkling also plays a very important role in expeditions, where having multiple sparkled girls can increase significantly the "Great Succes" rate. See Help:Sparkling to learn how to sparkle ships.

Medals & Blueprints

For more information on this topic, see Blueprint.

Medals and Blueprints owned are displayed in the Inventory.

Medals are a multi-purpose item that can be exchanged for resources, consumables, or a "Remodel Blueprint". They are also needed for certain quests and improvements.

• They are obtained by clearing certain maps and quests and are common among event rewards.

Blueprints (BP) are items used exclusively to remodel ships, most better remodels requiring at least one Blueprint.

Tracer-fire effect

This occurs when a ship fires any equipped AA guns against planes. The flagship will always do this by default, even without any anti-air stat.

Japanese Naming Conventions

Ships

Battleships were named after provinces.

• Exceptions: The Kongou-class were originally battle cruisers, and so are named after mountains.

Aircraft Carriers were named after flying beasts, being the "dragon" (龍, "ryuu"), "phoenix" (鳳, "hou"), "crane" (鶴, "kaku"), or "falcon" (鷹, "you"). Light carriers tend to have "falcon" or "phoenix" names, where fleet carriers tend to have "dragon" or "crane" names, but this is not strict.

• Exceptions: Akagi and Kaga were originally designed as a battlecruiser and a battleship, respectively, and follow those classes' naming conventions instead (Akagi is named after a mountain, Kaga is named after a province). Chitose and Chiyoda were not originally aircraft carriers, their names are poetic words for "millennium", and they kept those names after being converted (a choice of their crew). Only Taigei's name was changed to fit in with the standard carrier naming scheme ("Ryuuhou" means "Dragon Phoenix").

Heavy/Battle Cruisers were named after Japanese mountains.

• Exceptions: The Mogami-class class were originally designed as light cruisers before being reclassified into heavy cruisers (and later aviation cruisers), and so are named after rivers. The Tone-class, being more lightly armed than the Takao or Myoukou classes, were also named after rivers.

Light Cruisers were named after Japanese rivers.

Destroyers were named after natural phenomena/weather, often snow (雪, "-yuki"), waves (波, "-nami"), rain (雨, "-ame", "-are"), wind (風, "-kaze"), clouds (雲, "-kumo" or "-gumo"), tides (潮, "-shio"), or the moon (月, "-tsuki" or "-zuki").

Kaiboukans were named after small Japanese islands.

Submarines were simply given operating numbers in the same manner as German U-boats, following a syllable of the word 'Iroha'. All 1st Class submarines were designated 'I-' (such as all the submarines present in KanColle), where 2nd and 3rd Class submarines began with 'Ro' and training submarines were 'Ha-'.

• In Kancolle, the girls use the classical or modern Japanese number reading to make their nicknames (see here).

Submarine Tenders were a varied group of ships. Several of these had the character for "whale" (鯨, "gei") in their names, but many did not.

• Shouhou and Zuihou were originally designed as Submarine Tenders before being converted into Light Carriers. Like Ryuuhou, their names were changed upon conversion, they were originally named Tsurugizaki and Takasaki.

Other ships (like AV/AO/AP) were named after various things, such as maritime locations (like straits), poetic ideas, ancient Japanese designations and concepts, or other Japanese locations like cities or sub-prefectures.

"Non-navy ship" names were often appended with "Maru" (丸) the character for "circle". The reason for this tradition seems to have been lost to time, but may be related to the red circle being the symbol and flag of Japan (the "hi-no-maru") or as a superstition, helping ships travel a circle of going out to sea and returning home.

• The examples in KanColle are Shinshuu Maru, Akitsu Maru, Kumano Maru, and Yamashio Maru (Army ships) and Kasuga Maru and Yawata Maru (civilian ships). Both Hiyou and Junyou were also renamed as converted carriers, from Izumo Maru and Kashiwara Maru respectively.
• The "maru" in "Maruyu" is a reference to this character, but does not actually appear in her name, which is a circle around the hiragana character 'yu'.

The "common abyssal classes" are based on the Iroha, a classical Japanese alphabetical ordering. That this is classical Japanese implies that the classes are externally ascribed to the Abyssal fleet ships, especially combined with the highly descriptive names for the bosses.

In modern days, some of those naming conventions are still in use in Japan, but applied to modern ship types.

Tanks

Tanks were given composed names using the following rules:

• 1st name part, the type of tank:
  • Light: Ke
  • Medium: Chi
  • Heavy: O
  • Gun (Tank Destroyer): Ho

• 2nd name part, the number of the tank within its type:
  • 1: I or Yi
  • 2: Ro
  • 3: Ha
  • 4: Ni
  • 5: Ho
  • 6: He
  • 7: To
  • 8: Chi
  • 9: Ri
  • 10: Nu
  • 11: Ru
  • 12: O or Wo

Using the medium tanks as an example:

• Chi-I (Medium First): None (most likely Experimental Type 1 Tank)
• Chi-Ro (Medium Second): Type 89 I-Go
• Chi-Ha (Medium Third): Type 97 Chi-Ha
• Chi-Ni (Medium Fourth): Type 97 Chi-Ni (never got out of prototype status)
• Chi-Ho (Medium Fifth) Type 98 Chi-Ho (never got out of prototype status)
• Chi-He (Medium Sixth): Type 1 Chi-He
• Chi-To (Medium Seventh): Type 4 Chi-To
• Chi-Ri (Medium Ninth): Type 5 Chi-Ri
• Chi-Nu (Medium Tenth): Type 3 Chi-Nu

Ship Girls Birthdays

The date a ship was launched is traditionally used as a ship's birthday; the dates presented here reflect this. These dates are sourced from Wikipedia.

#	Coastal defense ships	Date Launched
#	Shimushu-class	Date Launched
1st	Shimushu	13 December 1939
2nd	Kunashiri	6 May 1940
3rd	Hachijou	10 April 1940
4th	Ishigaki	14 September 1940
#	Etorofu-class	Date Launched
310	Etorofu	29 January 1943
311	Matsuwa	13 November 1942
312	Sado	28 November 1942
316	Tsushima	20 March 1943
318	Hirato	30 June 1943
319	Fukae	2 April 1943
#	Mikura-class	Date Launched
320	Mikura	16 July 1943
326	Noumi	3 December 1943
327	Kurahashi	15 October 1943
331	Yashiro	16 February 1944
#	Hiburi-class	Date Launched
328	Hiburi	10 April 1944
333	Daitou	24 June 1944
339	Shounan	19 May 1944
#	Ukuru-class	Date Launched
332	Ukuru	15 May 1944
4701	Inagi	25 September 1944
#	Type D	Date Launched
2nd	Kaiboukan No.4	30 December 1943
11th	Kaiboukan No.22	27 January 1944
15th	Kaiboukan No.30	10 May 1944

#	Destroyers	Date Launched
#	Kamikaze-class	Date Launched
1st	Kamikaze	25 September 1922
2nd	Asakaze	8 December 1922
3rd	Harukaze	18 December 1922
4th	Matsukaze	30 October 1923
5th	Hatakaze	15 March 1924
#	Mutsuki-class	Date Launched
1st	Mutsuki	23 July 1925
2nd	Kisaragi	5 June 1925
3rd	Yayoi	11 July 1925
4th	Uzuki	15 October 1925
5th	Satsuki	25 March 1925
6th	Minazuki	25 May 1926
7th	Fumizuki	16 February 1926
8th	Nagatsuki	6 October 1926
9th	Kikuzuki	15 March 1926
10th	Mikazuki	12 July 1926
11th	Mochizuki	28 April 1927
#	Fubuki-class	Date Launched
1st	Fubuki	15 November 1927
2nd	Shirayuki	20 March 1928
3rd	Hatsuyuki	29 September 1928
4th	Miyuki	26 June 1928
5th	Murakumo	27 September 1928
7th	Usugumo	26 December 1927
8th	Shirakumo	27 December 1927
9th	Isonami	24 November 1927
10th	Uranami	30 June 1929
#	Ayanami-class	Date Launched
1st (11th)	Ayanami	5 October 1929
2nd (12th)	Shikinami	22 June 1929
5th (15th)	Amagiri	27 Febuary 1930
6th (16th)	Sagiri	23 November 1929
7th (17th)	Oboro	8 November 1930
8th (18th)	Akebono	7 November 1930
9th (19th)	Sazanami	31 June 1931
10th (20th)	Ushio	17 November 1930
#	Akatsuki-class	Date Launched
1st (21st)	Akatsuki	7 May 1932
2nd (22nd)	Hibiki	22 December 1932
3rd (23rd)	Ikazuchi	22 October 1931
4th (24th)	Inazuma	25 February 1932
#	Hatsuharu-class	Date Launched
1st	Hatsuharu	27 February 1933
2nd	Nenohi	22 December 1932
3rd	Wakaba	18 March 1934
4th	Hatsushimo	4 November 1933
5th	Ariake	23 September 1934
6th	Yuugure	6 May 1934
#	Shiratsuyu-class	Date Launched
1st	Shiratsuyu	5 April 1935
2nd	Shigure	18 May 1935
3rd	Murasame	20 June 1935
4th	Yuudachi	21 June 1936
5th	Harusame	21 September 1935
6th	Samidare	6 July 1935
7th	Umikaze	27 November 1936
8th	Yamakaze	21 February 1936
9th	Kawakaze	1 November 1936
10th	Suzukaze	11 March 1937
#	Asashio-class	Date Launched
1nd	Asashio	16 December 1936
2nd	Ooshio	19 April 1937
3rd	Michishio	15 March 1937
4th	Arashio	26 May 1937
5th	Asagumo	5 November 1937
6th	Yamagumo	24 July 1937
7th	Natsugumo	26 May 1937
8th	Minegumo	4 November 1937
9st	Arare	16 November 1937
10th	Kasumi	18 November 1937
#	Kagerou-class	Date Launched
1st	Kagerou	27 September 1938
2nd	Shiranui	28 June 1938
3rd	Kuroshio	25 October 1938
4th	Oyashio	29 November 1938
5th	Hayashio	19 April 1939
7th	Hatsukaze	24 January 1939
8th	Yukikaze	24 March 1939
9th	Amatsukaze	19 October 1939
10th	Tokitsukaze	10 November 1939
11th	Urakaze	19 April 1940
12th	Isokaze	19 June 1939
13th	Hamakaze	25 November 1940
14th	Tanikaze	1 November 1940
15th	Nowaki	17 September 1940
16th	Arashi	22 April 1940
17th	Hagikaze	18 June 1940
18th	Maikaze	15 March 1941
19th	Akigumo	11 April 1941
#	Yuugumo-class	Date Launched
1st	Yuugumo	16 March 1941
2nd	Makigumo	5 November 1941
3rd	Kazagumo	26 September 1941
4th	Naganami	5 March 1941
5th	Makinami	27 December 1941
6th	Takanami	16 March 1942
9th	Tamanami	26 December 1942
10th	Suzunami	26 December 1942
11th	Fujinami	20 April 1943
12th	Hayanami	19 December 1942
13th	Hamanami	18 April 1943
14th	Okinami	18 July 1943
15th	Kishinami	19 August 1943
16th	Asashimo	18 July 1943
17th	Hayashimo	20 October 1943
18th	Akishimo	5 December 1943
19th	Kiyoshimo	29 February 1944
#	Akizuki-class	Date Launched
1st	Akizuki	2 July 1941
2nd	Teruzuki	21 November 1941
3rd	Suzutsuki	3 March 1942
4th	Hatsuzuki	3 April 1942
#	Fuyutsuki-class	Date Launched
1st (8th)	Fuyutsuki	20 January 1944
#	Shimakaze-class	Date Launched
1st	Shimakaze	18 July 1942
#	Matsu-class	Date Launched
1st	Matsu	3 February 1944
2nd	Take	28 March 1944
3th	Ume	24 April 1944
4th	Momo	25 March 1944
#	Others	Date Launched
1st	Z1	18 August 1935
3rd	Z3	30 November 1935
1st	Maestrale	15 April 1934
2nd	Grecale	17 June 1934
3rd	Libeccio	4 July 1934
4th	Scirocco	22 April 1934
1st	Fletcher	3 May 1942
73rd	Johnston	25 March 1943
134th	Heywood L.Edwards	6 October 1943
46th	Samuel B. Roberts	20 January 1944
1st	Jervis	9 September 1938
5th	Janus	10 November 1938
6th	Javelin	21 December 1938
1st	Tashkent	28 December 1937

#	Light Cruisers	Date Launched
#	Tenryuu-class	Date Launched
1st	Tenryuu	11 March 1918
2nd	Tatsuta	29 May 1918
#	Kuma-class	Date Launched
1st	Kuma	14 July 1919
2nd	Tama	10 February 1920
3rd	Kitakami	3 July 1920
4th	Ooi	15 July 1920
5th	Kiso	14 December 1920
#	Nagara-class	Date Launched
1st	Nagara	25 April 1922
2nd	Isuzu	29 October 1921
3rd	Natori	16 February 1922
4th	Yura	15 February 1922
5th	Kinu	29 May 1922
6th	Abukuma	16 March 1923
#	Sendai-class	Date Launched
1st	Sendai	30 October 1923
2nd	Jintsuu	8 December 1923
3rd	Naka	24 March 1925
#	Agano-class	Date Launched
1st	Agano	22 October 1941
2nd	Noshiro	19 July 1942
3rd	Yahagi	25 October 1942
4th	Sakawa	9 April 1944
#	Katori-class	Date Launched
1st	Katori	14 December 1939
2nd	Kashima	25 September 1939
	Other	Date Launched
1st	Yuubari	5 March 1923
1st	Ooyodo	2 April 1942
1st	Gotland	14 September 1933
1st	De Ruyter	11 March 1935
#	Duca degli Abruzzi-class	Date Launched
1st	Duca degli Abruzzi	21 April 1936
2nd	Giuseppe Garibaldi	21 April 1936
#	Brooklyn-class	Date Launched
1st	Brooklyn	30 November 1936
7th	Honolulu	26 August 1937
#	St. Louis-class	Date Launched
1st (8th)	Helena	28 August 1938
#	Atlanta-class	Date Launched
1st	Atlanta	6 September 1941
#	Leander / Perth-class	Date Launched
6th/1st	Perth	27 July 1934
#	Town-class	Date Launched
3rd	Sheffield	23 July 1936

#	Heavy Cruisers	Date Launched
#	Furutaka-class	Date Launched
1st	Furutaka	25 February 1925
2nd	Kako	10 April 1925
#	Aoba-class	Date Launched
1st	Aoba	25 September 1926
2nd	Kinugasa	24 October 1926
#	Myoukou-class	Date Launched
1st	Myoukou	16 April 1927
2nd	Nachi	15 June 1927
3rd	Ashigara	22 April 1928
4th	Haguro	24 March 1928
#	Takao-class	Date Launched
1st	Takao	12 May 1930
2nd	Atago	16 June 1930
3rd	Maya	8 November 1930
4th	Choukai	30 June 1931
#	Mogami-class	Date Launched
1st	Mogami	14 March 1934
2nd	Mikuma	31 May 1934
3rd	Suzuya	20 November 1934
4th	Kumano	15 October 1936
#	Tone-class	Date Launched
1st	Tone	21 November 1937
2nd	Chikuma	19 March 1938
#	Admiral Hipper-class	Date Launched
3rd	Prinz Eugen	22 August 1938
#	Zara-class	Date Launched
1st	Zara	27 April 1930
4th	Pola	5 December 1931
#	Northampton-class	Date Launched
1st	Northampton	5 September 1929
5th	Houston	7 September 1929
#	New Orleans-class	Date Launched
4th	Tuscaloosa	15 November 1933

Battleships	Date Launched
Kongou	18 May 1912
Hiei	21 November 1912
Kirishima	1 December 1913
Haruna	14 December 1913
Fusou	28 March 1914
Yamashiro	3 November 1915
Ise	12 November 1916
Hyuuga	27 January 1917
Nagato	9 November 1919
Mutsu	31 May 1920
Yamato	8 August 1940
Musashi	1 November 1940
Bismarck	14 February 1939
Conte di Cavour	10 August 1911
Littorio	22 August 1937
Roma	9 June 1940
Nevada	11 July 1914
Colorado	22 March 1921
Maryland	24 April 1917
Washington	1 June 1940
South Dakota	7 June 1941
Massachusetts	23 September 1941
Iowa	27 August 1942
Warspite	26 November 1913
Nelson	3 September 1925
Rodney	17 December 1925
Richelieu	17 January 1939
Jean Bart	6 March 1940
Gangut	20 October 1911

Light Carriers	Date Launched
Houshou	13 November 1921
Ryuujou	2 April 1931
Shouhou	1 June 1935
Zuihou	19 June 1936
Hiyou	24 June 1941
Junyou	26 June 1941
Kasuga Maru	19 September 1940
Yawata Maru	31 Octember 1939
Shinyou	18 December 1933
Langley	22 May 1943
Gambier Bay	22 November 1943

Standard Carriers	Date Launched
Akagi	22 April 1925
Kaga	17 November 1921
Souryuu	21 December 1935
Hiryuu	16 November 1937
Shoukaku	1 June 1939
Zuikaku	27 November 1939
Taihou	7 March 1943
Unryuu	25 September 1943
Amagi	1 October 1943
Katsuragi	19 January 1944
Graf Zeppelin	8 December 1938
Aquila	26 February 1926
Saratoga	7 April 1925
Ranger	25 February 1933
Hornet	14 December 1940
Intrepid	26 April 1943
Ark Royal	13 April 1937
Victorious	14 September 1939

Submarines	Date Launched
I-168	26 June 1933
I-8	20 July 1936
I-13	30 November 1943
I-14	14 March 1944
I-19	16 September 1939
I-26	10 April 1941
I-36	1 November 1941
I-47	10 November 1942
I-58	30 June 1943
I-47	29 September 1943
I-201	22 July 1944
I-203	20 October 1944
I-400	18 Jannuary 1944
I-401	11 March 1944
Maruyu	31 October 1943
U-511	21 Febuary 1941
C.Cappellini	25 April 1938
Luigi Torelli	6 January 1940
Salmon	12 June 1937
Scamp	20 July 1942
Drum	12 May 1941

Auxiliary ships	Date Launched
Seaplane Tender
Akitsumaru	24 Sept 1941
Chitose	29 November 1936
Chiyoda	19 November 1936
Mizuho	16 May 1938
Nisshin	30 November 1939
Commandant Teste	12 April 1929
Fleet Oiler
Kamoi	8 June 1922
Hayasui	25 December 1943
Souya	16 February 1938
Yamashio Maru	14 November 1944
Amphibious Assault Ship
Shinshuu Maru	14 March 1934
Akitsu Maru	24 September 1941
Kumano Maru	28 January 1945
No.101 Transport Ship	25 January 1944
Submarine Tender
Taigei	16 November 1933
Jingei	4 May 1923
Chougei	24 March 1924
Heian Maru	16 April 1930
others
Asahi	13 March 1899
Akashi	29 June 1938
Mamiya	26 October 1923
Irako	14 February 1941

List of artist

The list of known Seiyuus (VA) is found here

► Seiyuu

The list of known Illustrators is found here

► Illustrators

List of music by composers

Composer	Tracks
Okamiya Michio (岡宮道生)	Game, Event, OST -Akatsuki-, Incomplete
Ookoshi Kaori ( 大越香里)	Game, Event, OST -Akatsuki-, Incomplete
Usami Hiroshi (宇佐美宏)	Game, Event, OST -Akatsuki-, Incomplete
Uncredited	Japanese wiki

Kancolle dictionary

Acronyms

Ever see an acronym in the wiki you didn't know the meaning of and urban dictionary doesn't have it? While it is preferable to not use acronyms to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list of acronyms used in discussions by English-speaking KanColle players.

• AA - Anti-Air
• AACI - Anti-Air Cut-in
• AAFD - Anti-Air Fire Directors
  
• AAR - Anti-Air Resistance
• AARB - Anti-Air Rocket Barrage
• AD - Air Denial
• AFP - Air Fighter Power
• AGB - Icebreaker
• AGDP - Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel
• AGL - Lighthouse tender
• AGS - Survey ship
• AI - Air Incapability
• AK2 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 2
• AK3 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 3 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director
• AK4 - Prototype Long-barrel 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 4
• AO - Fleet Oiler / Replenishment Oiler
• AP :
  • AP - Air Parity
  • AP - Air Power
  • AP - Armor Piercing
  • AP - Transport Ships
• APCI - AP shell Cut-In
• AR :
  • AR - Repair Ship
  • AR - Action Report
• AS :
  • AS - Submarine Tender
  • AS - Artillery Spotting
  • AS - Air State
  • AS - Air Superiority
  • AS+ - Air Supremacy
• ASS - "Airstrike Supported Submarines" nodes, alternative name to the Airstrike Supported Battle node
• ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare
• AV - Seaplane Tender
• BB - Battleship
• BBCV - Aircraft Battleship, informal code designating the Ise-class Kai Ni
• BBV - Aviation Battleship
• BC - "Battle Cruisers" (only in the game for the Fleet menu's filter, mostly referring to the Kongou-class), the real code is "CC".
• BK2 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 2
• BK4 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 4 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director
• BP - Blueprint
• CA - Heavy Cruiser
• CAV - Aviation Cruiser
• CCCI - Credit-Card Cut-In, a "joke cut-in" about paying to do something
• CD - Concentrated Deployment, mostly referring to some equipment variations being packed together
• CDMG - Concentrated Deployment Machine Gun
• CF - Combined Fleet
• CI - "Cut-In", special powerful attacks triggered when using a right set of specific gears
• CK2 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 2
• CK3 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3
• CK3H - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3 H
• CL - Light Cruiser
• CLAA - Antiaircraft Cruiser
• CLT - Torpedo Cruiser
• CT:
  • CT - Training Cruiser
  • CT - Closing Torpedo Salvo
• CTF - Carrier Task Force
• CV:
  • CV - Character Voice, same as VA or Seiyuu
  • CV - Aircraft Carrier / Standard Aircraft Carrier
• CVB - Armored Aircraft Carrier / Armored Carrier
• CVCI - Aircraft Carrier Cut-In
• CVNCI - Aircraft Carrier Night Cut-In
• CVE - Escort Carrier, an ASW specialized light aircraft carrier
• CVL - Light Aircraft Carrier / Light Carrier
• CVN - Night Aircraft Carrier (not "nuclear CV" here)
• DA - Double Attack
• DC - Depth Charge
• DCP - Depth Charge Projector
• DCR - Depth Charge Rack
• DD - Destroyer
• DE - "Destroyer Escort" but this designates "Coastal Defense Ship" (Kaiboukan) in Kancolle
• DK2 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 2
• DK3 - 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 3
• DLC - Daihatsu Landing Craft, but sometimes designate all Landing Craft
• DP - Dual-Purpose, for either Radars or High-Angle Guns, being both used for "air" and "surface" roles.
• EO - Extra Operation (maps 1-5, 1-6, 2-5, 3-5, 7-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, and event final maps)
• FBB - Fast Battleship
• FCF - Fleet Command Facility
  
  
• FCM - First Class Medal
• FF:
  • FF - Friendly Fleet
  • FF - Fast Fleet
• FP:
  • FP - Firepower Stat
  • FP - Fighter Power
• FS - Flagship
• GS - Great Success
• GTRL - Gun-Torpedo-Radar-Lookout, a "New Type" cut-in setup
• HA:
  • HA - High-Altitude Interceptors
  • HA - High-Angle Guns
• HMAS - Her/His Majesty's Australian Ship
• HMS - Her/His Majesty's Ship
• HNLMS - His/Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship
• HQ - Headquarter LV (Admiral personal LV)
• IJA - Imperial Japanese Army
• IJN - Imperial Japanese Navy
• JA - Jet Assault
• KC - Kantai Collection
• KMS - Kriegsmarine Ships
• LM - Late Model, mostly referring to revised equipment models being more capable
• LB - Land-Based
• LBAS - Land-Based Air Squadron
• LD - Last Dance, the last form of a map/boss, once the map HP bar is only 1 kill to be depleted/cleared
• LFB - Large Flying Boat
• LHA - Amphibious Assault Ship
• LoS/LOS - Line of Sight
• LSC - Large Ship Construction
• LST - Landing Ship, Tank
• MN - Marine nationale (French Navy)
• MO - Main Operation, all main maps (other than EO).
• NOAP - Night Operation Aviation Personnel
  
• OA - Opening Airstrike
• OASW - Opening ASW
• OT/O torp - Opening Torpedo Salvo
• RADAR - RAdio Detection And Ranging
• RAN - Royal Australian Navy
• RE - Reinforcement Expansion (extra ship slot)
• RL - Mostly 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher & 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni, but can designate most "Rocket munitions"
• RLK2 - 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni
• RM - Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy)
• RN - Royal Navy
• RNN - Royal Netherlands Navy
• RP - Ranking points
• RSC - Resources
• RNG - Random Number Generation
• SCAMP - Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel (not to be confused with the USS Scamp)
• SCM - Skilled Crew Members
• SDP - Skilled Deck Personnels
  
  • SDP+ - Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands
• SE - Support Expedition
• SF - Striking Force Fleet
• SFFCF/SFCF - Striking Force Fleet Command Facility
• SLO - Skilled Lookouts
  
  • SSLO - "Super Skilled Lookouts"
• SONAR - SOund Navigation And Ranging
• SPB - Seaplane Bomber
• SPF - Seaplane Fighter
• SPR - Seaplane Recon
• SS - Submarine
• SSV - Aircraft Carrying Submarine
• STF - Surface Task Force
• TCI - Torpedo Cut-In
• TCF/TE - Transport Combined Fleet / Transport Escort
• TP:
  • TP - Torpedo Stat
  • TP - Transport Points
• TSLO - Torpedo SLO
• TSSL - Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts
• TTK - "Teitoku", Japaneses for "Admiral"
• USN - United States Navy
• USS - United States Ship
• VA - Voice Actress, same as CV or Seiyuu
• WG/WG42 - WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)

Abbreviations, Specific terms & Trivia

Alongside acronyms, you may encounter some abbreviations, specific terms, and trivia, some being Japanese terms or names, more practical names referring to specific in-game features, or even real-life Trivia.

• See also the disambiguation pages for clarification on equipment and mechanics sharing a similar name.

► Disambiguations

• Algebra - TBM-3W+3S, because of its name looking like a math formula.
• AirMat - New Model Aviation Development Material
• ArmMat - New Model Armament Material
• AvMat - New Model Aviation Development Material
• Big Seven - Refers to the first 7 battleships built to carry the biggest naval guns (>40 cm) allowed by the Washington Naval Treaty, namely, the Nagato-class, Nelson-class, and Colorado-class.
• Blow torches - Instant Construction Material
• Bucket - Instant Repair Material
• Bulldozer - Construction Corps
• BURNING LOVE - Notable line from Kongou
• C2 - Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle
• Chi-Ha - Type 97 Medium tank Japanese tank's name.
• Choujuusenchihou (長10cm砲) - Akizuki-class's Rensouhous
• Chuuha - "moderately damaged", orange damaged
• Cut-In - special powerful attacks, triggered when using a right set of specific gears
• DameCon - Emergency Repair Personnel
• DameGami‎ - Emergency Repair Goddess
• DameKami‎ - Emergency Repair Goddess
• Debuff - A mechanic that weaken some event bosses.
• DevMat - Development Materials
• Fighter-Mulle - The process of equipping a ship with only "fighters", to gain air superiority (AS).
• Flamethrower - Instant Construction Material
• Gingusa - Ginga (Egusa Squadron)
• Green T - Crossing the T (Advantage) Engagement
• GunMat - New Model Gun Development Material
• Hole Punch - Reinforcement Expansion
• Ho-Ni - Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Type 1 Gun Tank Japanese tank's name.
• I-Go - Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force) Japanese tank's name.
• Ka-Mi - Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank Japanese tank's name.
• Ka-Tsu - Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank
  Japanese tank's name.
• KancoDex - Library (Kancolle's Pokedex), sometimes, just KanDex.
• Kancolle - Kantai Collection
• Kanmusu - "kantai musume", ship-girl
• Kuso - "Bad" or "Shitty", a common insult toward admirals (notably from Akebono), for being careless or even reckless. In the community, it mainly designates players using strats involving low morale or even sinking girls.
• MelonMat - New Model Armament Material, referencing the Yuubari fairy on it.
• Nuke - Anti-installation setup using a tank, a DLC, and artillery, doing "nuclear-like" damage to installations (up to 9999 damage).
• Poi? (っぽい？) - Catchphrase of Yuudachi, meaning "maybe", referring to Ironbottom Sound.
• ProtoPult - Prototype Flight Deck Catapult
• Red T - Crossing the T (Disadvantage) Engagement.
• Recon - "Reconnaissance" planes, referring to both yellow "Reconnaissance Aircraft", and "Reconnaissance Seaplanes", depending on the context.
• Rensouhou (連装砲) - A Danbo-like robot appearing with some ships, namely Shimakaze, Amatsukaze, all Akizuki-class, Samuel B. Roberts Mk.II, Houston, and Helena.
• Rocket - A form of propulsion, different from the usual propeller blades or turbojets (see here for rockets ingame).
• RocketMat - New Model Rocket Development Material
• RoSa - Japanese AA rockets: 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher & 12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni
• Sanshiki - "Type 3 Shell" in Japanese, their AA Shells
• Screw - Improvement Materials
• Secretary - The flagship of the first fleet, the girl on the main menu.
• Seiyuu - Japanese Character Voice/Voice Actress
• Shirei-kan - "Commander"
• Shouha - "lightly damaged", yellow damaged
• Synergy - Used to describe the positive effect given by equipping certain equipment together, mainly referring to ASW Synergy, Speed Synergy, and Fit Bonuses.
• Spoon - The Vanguard Formation, named after its shape.
• Tags - Ship Locking in events.
• Taiha - "heavily damaged", red damaged
• Taitei - Type 2 Large Flying Boat, name mostly used by Akitsushima.
• Tanaka - Kensuke Tanaka, creator and original programmer of Kancolle.
• Tank - can refer to "Landing Tanks" (landing craft + tank), to Amphibious Tanks, or Landing Forces. See Tanks for more details.
• Teitoku - "Admiral"
• Tenryuu Kindergarten - A common theme where Tenryuu and a destroyers' escort are regularly used in expeditions to optimize resources consumption. The official 4-Koma also shows Tenryuu being a good children (DD) caretaker.
• Torches - Instant Construction Material
• Touch - General name used for Special Attacks.
• Yasen - "Night Battle"
• ！すでのな - One of Inazuma's lines written "backward", in traditional Japanese format. Also appears as a wall scroll on the furniture page.

Girls nicknames

"Official" nicknames

Names often used either by the devs or the girls themselves, to humanize "number namings" of some ships.

• Furei - I-201
• Fuufu - Kaiboukan No.22
• Fuumi - I-203
• Goya - I-58
• Hachi - I-8
• Hitomi - I-13
• Iku - I-19
• Imuya - I-168
• Iyo - I-14
• Lebe - Z1 in-game nickname
• Leberecht Maass - Z1 official name
• Maass - Z1 most common abreviation
• Max - Z3 in-game nickname
• Max Schultz - Z3 official name
• Miimu - I-36
• Mito - Kaiboukan No.30
• Momochi‎ - No.101 Transport Ship
• Nimu - I-26
• Ro - Ro-500
• Shi Chan - I-41, a lesser official nicnamed, used by I-36
• Shioi - I-401
• Shion - I-400
• Yona - I-47
• Yotsu - Kaiboukan No.4
• Yuu - U-511

Informal nicknames

Names mostly used by the community, ranging from abbreviations and deformations of the original names, or from other trivia facts.

• 101-chan - No.101 Transport Ship
• 2-4-11 - Naka. 2-4-11 refers to the fuel-ammo-steel combination received from her scrap (if scrapping with her default equipment).
• ABKM - Abukuma
• Beaver - Yukikaze's nickname based on her appearance. Japanese call her "Hamster".
• Bep - Verniy, due to her writing in Cyrillic (Верный).
• Bisckuit - Bismarck
• Bucky - Fubuki, notably used by Kongou in the Anime.
• CdC - Conte di Cavour
• Cranes - Shoukaku-class, both being named after cranes.
• Dragons - Souryuu, Hiryuu, Unryuu, Ryuujou, and Ryuuhou, all being named after dragons.
• Ducks - Akizuki-class
• Goto - Gotland
• Hotel - Yamato, reference to her being called that way by Japanese sailors, since she spent more time garrisoning rather than combating.
• Horny - Hornet, sometime Horny Maru
• Kamo - Akitsushima
• KTKM - Kitakami. Wordplay from Japanese netslang KTKR which is read as "kita kore", literally "it's here", sort of like "woohoo I got it" or "I've been waiting for this!".
• KWKZ - Kawakaze
• Melon-chan - Yuubari's nickname due to her uniform color scheme and general resemblance to a melon as well as the City of Yuubari, on the namesake Yuubari River, which is well known for its melons.
• Nagamon - Nagato's name "長門" 2nd kanji, "門", can be pronounced as mon. This name contrasts Nagato's seriousness with the silly and cute things she is usually depicted doing.
• Nagamutsu - Fusion of Nagato and Mutsu names, designating the class or both of them.
• NGNM - Naganami
• Potatoes - Every characters drawn by Shibafu (しばふ), referring to the simple "potatoes-like" shape of their face.
• Pudding - Prinz Eugen, due to her name pronouciation in Japanese
• SKK - Shoukaku
• Sodak - South Dakota
• Strawberry - Harusame, referring to her hair color.
• Vicky - Victorious
• Whales - Refer to Submarine Tenders having the kanji "鯨" meaning whale in their name.
• Yamasushi - Fusion of Yamato and Musashi names, designating the class or both of them.
• YKKZ - Yukikaze
• YMKZ - Yamakaze
• Zekamashi (ぜかまし) - Shimakaze's name read backward (in traditional Japanese, characters are read right-to-left). Found on one of the Rensouhou-chan's lifebuoys.
• ZKK - Zuikaku

See here [12] for more informal ships nicknames.

Abyssals nicknames

In addition to the following list, many Abyssal bosses are called by the name of the Kanmusu they represent.

• ACH - Aircraft Carrier Hime
• ACP - Aircraft Carrier Princess
• BRS nicknames :
  • Black Rick Shooter - Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class Kai Flagship
  • Black Ruck Shooter - Battleship Ru-Class Kai Flagship
  • Black Wock Shooter - Standard Carrier Wo-Class Kai Flagship
• CVH - CV Hime
• DJ Hime - Supply Depot Princess, due to her look.
• Goblin - For "Imp" or "Gnome", see here
• Gnome - For "Imp" or "Goblin", see here
• Hime - Princess in Japanese (姫), common to most bosses
• Hoppou - Northern Princess, also known as "Dutch Harbor" & "Hoppou-chan" (北方 = 'Hoppou' = Northern).
• Imp - For "Gnome" or "Goblin", see here
• Installation - Abyssals representing land-based infrastructure instead of ships, being immune to some attacks like torpedoes, but weaker against specialized equipment, see here.
• Kitanda - Air Defense Princess, due to her mocking introduction lines.
• Megane Hime - Airfield Princess Patrol Aircraft Deployment, as she wears glasses.
• Oni - Demon or Ogre in Japanese (鬼), common to most sub-bosses
• Pillbox - A special kind of installation, initially Artillery Imp only.
• PT - PT boats (Patrol Torpedo boat), a type of warship, exclusive to abyssals so far.
• PT Imp - PT Imp Pack
• Rice Hime - American Destroyer Princess, a pun with her kanji reading.
• SDH - Supply Depot Hime
• SDP - Supply Depot Princess
• Sub Loli - New Submarine Princess
• Wanko - Harbour Princess (港湾棲姫 > Kō-wan seiki > Wanko)