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Overview

Friend Fleet, Friendly Fleets, or just FF, is an Event-only mechanic that was implemented during the Winter 2018 Event. They are NPC fleets that generally appear to attack the boss during Night Battle before the fleet engages. Because the exact FF details vary from event to event, please refer to the current event page for more information. To activate the Friendly Fleet Menu during the event, there is the (Friendly Fleets) button in the Home Port screen.

NPC Friendly Fleet mechanic, as seen in map E-7 of the Winter 2018 Event, when the International Fleet makes their entrance into battle.

In the current implementation

They are only available on specific nodes, and may be implemented at any time from event startup to several days after the event start, or even never be added.

They are typically implemented as the event progresses to give players a higher chance to beat a map.
They typically appear on Boss Nodes at Night.
In some longer events, two batches of FF may be added, the second being stronger and/or going deeper than the first.
During Summer 2021, some FFs appeared for the first time:
- On nodes other than Boss ones.
- On day battle, before the main battle.

They will engage the entire enemy fleet.

This means they will fight both fleets of an enemy combined fleet.
Theys cannot kill all enemy ships (at least one will survive).
- They can kill the enemy Boss, only if another enemy ship stays alive.
- Due to a bug a Night Zuiun CI can kill the last enemy.
  - It happens when only two enemies left and the night zuiun CI kill both of them[1].
Their targeting is modified, avoiding the boss way more (see here).

The determination of which fleet of an enemy combined fleet the escort fleet will engage in night battle is calculated after the FF attack.

Which FF appears is random, but odds can be manipulated.

By having a member of an FF in the sortied fleet, all FFs that she is a member of will not appear. This is referred to as "blocking" a Friendly Fleet.
Some fleets are "unblockable", and may appear even if sorting a member that is present in it.
In most cases, it is possible to block all available FF, with none showing as a result.

The stats, level, remodel, luck, equipment, and damage state in which the FF ships appear are completely arbitrary.

Only NPC fleets are available.

The devs have mentioned that player fleets may be added at some point.

Using Friendly Fleets

Click on the Friendly Fleet (友軍艦隊) button on the Home Port screen.
- The button will be greyed out if FFs have not been implemented yet for that event.
In the menu that pops up, changing the toggle to Request "Friendly Fleet" (「友軍艦隊」要請) will activate FFs in maps that have them.
- Take note that you cannot pick and choose which maps where the FF appears. You'll need to deactivate FFs by toggling it to Support Unnecessary (支援不要).
The Request Strong Friendly Fleets (強力友軍支援要請) toggle will activate "Strong" FFs.
- These fleets are tagged as "Strong" in the event pages.
- They cost 6 Instant Constructions when they appear (even if the game is refreshed before the battle's end).
  - The will not be consumed if a "Weak" or no FF appears.

Past Friendly Fleet List

Year	Event	Amount of Waves	Notes
2018	Winter	2
2018	Early Fall	1
2019	Winter	1
	Spring	2
	Summer	2
	Fall	2
2020	Hinamatsuri	1
	Summer	2
	Fall	2
2021	Spring	2
	Summer	2	Present on gimmick node Present on pre-boss day battle node
	Fall	0	No FF added
2022	Winter	1
	Spring	1
	Summer	1
2023	Early Spring	2
2023	Summer	1
2024	Early Spring	1
2024	Summer	2	Present on gimmick node

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-The '''Friend Fleet''' system is a system mechanic which has been left in KanColle as a greyed out placeholder in the menu section since 2013. Originally planned to be released during the Summer of 2013, this mechanic was intended to engage players to use others players fleets, but due to the popularity boom of KanColle, this mechanic would be postponed for a very long time and would remain inactive.
+{{HomePortPortal}}
+{{CombatPortal}}
-It wasn't until the Fall of 2017 during the [[KanColle Naval Review]] when during the show they would make a big annoucement that the long awaited "Friend Fleet" System would finally be making it's long awaited entrance upon entering [[Phase 2]] of KanColle which is scheduled to being sometime following '''April 23rd, 2018'''
+=Overview=
+Friend Fleet, Friendly Fleets, or just FF, is an [[Event]]-only mechanic that was implemented during the [[Winter 2018 Event]]. They are '''NPC fleets''' that generally appear to attack the boss during [[Night Battle]] before the fleet engages. Because the exact FF details vary from event to event, please refer to the '''current event page''' for more information.
+To activate the Friendly Fleet Menu during the event, there is the [[File:Friend Fleet Button Grey.png]] (Friendly Fleets) button in the [[Home Port]] screen.
-As of current, exact details of the Friend Fleet System are only vauge with only the info from the [[KanColle Naval Review]] showing a vague concept on how the mechanic will work in the game.
+[[File:NPC Friend Fleet.png|thumb|right|NPC Friendly Fleet mechanic, as seen in map E-7 of the [[Winter 2018 Event#Friend Fleet|Winter 2018 Event]], when the International Fleet makes their entrance into battle.]]
-===History===
+;In the current implementation:
+They are only available on '''specific nodes''', and may be implemented at any time from event startup to several days after the event start, or even never be added.
+* They are typically implemented as the event progresses to give players a higher chance to beat a map.
+* They typically appear on Boss Nodes at Night.
+* In some longer events, two batches of FF may be added, the second being stronger and/or going deeper than the first.
+* During [[Summer 2021 Event#Friend_Fleet|Summer 2021]], some FFs appeared for the first time:
+** On nodes other than Boss ones.
+** On day battle, before the main battle.
-====The Big Surprise at the 4th KanColle Naval Review====
+They will engage the '''entire enemy fleet'''.
+* This means they will fight both fleets of an enemy combined fleet.
+* Theys cannot kill all enemy ships (at least one will survive).
+** They can kill the enemy Boss, only if another enemy ship stays alive.
+** Due to a bug a [[Combat/Night_Battle#"New_Type"_Cut-ins|Night Zuiun CI]] can kill the last enemy.
+*** It happens when only two enemies left and the night zuiun CI kill both of them[https://discord.com/channels/118339803660943369/178613137430282240/1286718402894757928].
+* Their targeting is modified, avoiding the boss way more (''see [[Shooting Order and Targeting#Friendly Fleets|here]]'').
-The past behind the delay has been vauge with little to no details known other than that the Friend Fleet system was delayed for a long period of time. However come around Fall 2017, some details would come to be at the KanColle Naval Reivew.
+The determination of which fleet of an enemy combined fleet the escort fleet will engage in [[Combined_Fleet#Combined_Fleet_Night_Battle|night battle]] is calculated after the FF attack.
-During the [[KanColle Naval Review]] in one particular segment of the show. A large gathering of Seiyuus gathered up on the stage floor, all holding scrips in hand. The lights dimmed on the stage as a screen came down and being to display a film of a bunch of girls in cosplay as Kanmusu.
+Which FF appears is '''random''', but odds can be manipulated.
+* By having a member of an FF in the sortied fleet, all FFs that she is a member of will not appear. This is referred to as "blocking" a Friendly Fleet.
+* Some fleets are "unblockable", and may appear even if sorting a member that is present in it.
+* In most cases, it is possible to block all available FF, with none showing as a result.
-In this skit, the Seiyuus provided the voices of the Kanmusus as the film played out. The summary of the plot focused on a batch of ship girls fighting off against the Abyssal Fleet in Tokyo (at the Tokyo Big Sight area). They however were facing off against a batch of powerful Abyssal Fleet Himes that they were having difficulty trying to defeat. All seemed hopeless until they decided to enter into night battle which then as the screen faded to black the following option appeared on screen:
+The stats, level, remodel, luck, equipment, and damage state in which the FF ships appear are completely arbitrary.
-'''Do you wish to send in a Friend Fleet Support into Battle?'''
+Only NPC fleets are available.
+* ''The devs have mentioned that player fleets may be added at some point.''
-'''Yes''' / '''No'''
+=Using Friendly Fleets=
+[[File:FF_Toggle.png|400px|right]]
+# Click on the '''Friendly Fleet (友軍艦隊)''' button on the [[Home Port]] screen.
+#* The button will be greyed out if FFs have not been implemented yet for that event.
+# In the menu that pops up, changing the toggle to '''Request "Friendly Fleet" (「友軍艦隊」要請)''' will activate FFs in maps that have them.
+#* Take note that you cannot pick and choose which maps where the FF appears. You'll need to deactivate FFs by toggling it to '''Support Unnecessary (支援不要)'''.
+# The '''Request Strong Friendly Fleets (強力友軍支援要請)''' toggle will activate "'''{{color|red|Strong}}'''" FFs.
+#* These fleets are tagged as "'''{{color|red|Strong}}'''" in the event pages.
+#* They cost 6 Instant Constructions {{IC}} when they appear (even if the game is refreshed before the battle's end).
+#** The {{IC}} will not be consumed if a "{{color|green|'''Weak'''}}" or '''no''' FF appears.
-The Yes option was selected and soon several foreign Kanmusu appeared on screen as they helped aid the other KanMusu until the Abyssal Fleet ran off from the battle.
+=Past Friendly Fleet List=
+{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+!Year
+!Event
+!Amount<br>of Waves
+!Notes
+|-
+!rowspan=2|2018
+|[[Winter_2018_Event#Friend_Fleet|Winter]]||2
+|-
+|[[Early_Fall_2018_Event#Friend_Fleet|Early Fall]]||1
+|-
+!rowspan=4|2019
+|[[Winter_2019_Event#Friend_Fleet|Winter]]||1
+|-
+|[[Spring_2019_Event#Friend_Fleet|Spring]]||2
+|-
+|[[Summer_2019_Event#Friend_Fleet|Summer]]||2
+|-
+|[[Fall_2019_Event#Friend_Fleet|Fall]]||2
+|-
+!rowspan=3|2020
+|[[Hinamatsuri_2020_Mini-Event#Friend_Fleet|Hinamatsuri]]||1
+|-
+|[[Summer 2020 Event#Friend_Fleet|Summer]]||2
+|-
+|[[Fall 2020 Event#Friend_Fleet|Fall]]||2
+|-
+!rowspan=3|2021
+|[[Spring 2021 Event#Friend_Fleet|Spring]]||2
+|-
+|[[Summer 2021 Event#Friend_Fleet|Summer]]||2
+|Present on gimmick node<br>Present on pre-boss day battle node
+|-
+|Fall||0
+|No FF added
+|-
+!rowspan=3|2022
+|[[Winter 2022 Event#Friendly_Fleet|Winter]]||1
+|-
+|[[Spring 2022 Event#Friendly_Fleet|Spring]]||1
+|-
+|[[Summer 2022 Event#Friendly_Fleet|Summer]]||1
+|-
+!rowspan=2|2023
+|[[Early Spring 2023 Event#Friendly_Fleets|Early Spring]]||2
+|-
+|[[Summer 2023 Event#Friendly_Fleets|Summer]]||1
+|-
+!rowspan=2|2024
+|[[Early Spring 2024 Event#Friendly_Fleets|Early Spring]]||1
+|-
+|[[Summer 2024 Event#Friendly_Fleets|Summer]]||2
+|Present on gimmick node
+|}
-The Kanmusu celebrated thier victory and then at the end of the play segment, the following word appeared on the screen.
+=See Also=
+{{Mechanics}}
-'''"Friend Fleet System" will be coming soon in 2018.'''
+{{EventsPortal}}
+[[Category:Events]]
-At the end of the [[KanColle Naval Review]], they showed one more text announcing that the '''Friend Fleet System''' would be coming along with [[Phase 2]] at the 5th Anniversary of KanColle.
-====Current Expectations====
-Currently, there is not much that can be determined based on the current known details. If the video acting segment at the [[KanColle Naval Review]] holds any value, we can expect the Friend Fleet System to act as another line of support for your fleet to aid your fleet in battle to help you gain an advantage over the enemy fleet.
-However, because an acting movie segment can only tell so much, how much that was told through the film and how it'll transition into the game is left to be questioned.
-More details are to come once the more info of the Friend Fleet System is revealed.

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