Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai 2

[Edit] Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai 2 No.549 三式指揮連絡機改二
Anti-submarine Patrol Aircraft Effects: +2 +2 +10 +2 +3 Combat Radius: 3 (Deployment Cost: 5) Scrap value: 2 3 3 (Unbuildable)
Refittable Ship Types
Fast Battleship	Battleship
Aviation Battleship	Standard Aircraft Carrier
Armored Carrier	Light Carrier
Heavy Cruiser	Aviation Cruiser
Light Cruiser	Torpedo Cruiser
Training Cruiser	Destroyer
Coastal Defense Ship	Submarine
Aircraft Carrying Submarine	Seaplane Tender
Fleet Oiler	Submarine Tender
Repair Ship	Amphibious Assault Ship
LBAS Plane

Introduction

陸軍で開発及び運用され、対潜哨戒機としても転用が計画された小型固定翼機の兵装及び磁気探知機を大幅強化、さらに航続距離の延長をも図った同機のif改良最終型です。
軽兵装ながらSTOL(短距離離着陸機)的性能を持ち、簡易型艦載対潜哨戒機として十分運用可能です。
全通甲板を持つ熊野丸、山汐丸などの陸軍艦艇や特設護衛空母などで優れた運用特性を発揮します！

This is the final what-if improved model of a small fixed-wing plane developed and operated by the Army and planned to be converted into an anti-submarine patrol aircraft, with significantly enhanced armament and magnetic detection, and an extended range.
Although lightly armed, it has STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) capabilities and can be fully deployed as a simple carrier-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
It demonstrates excellent operational characteristics on army vessels such as the Kumano Maru and Yamashio Maru, which have full-length decks, and on special escort carriers!

Mechanics

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.

Planes	Aerial Combat			LBAS
	Stage 1 (air-to-air)	Stage 2 (air-to-ship)	❱❱ Air Power	Surface	ASW	Extendable Combat Radius
Command Liaison Aircraft Kai 2	❌	❌	0	✔️	✔️	✔️

Notes

Not to be confused with other aircraft of this family (see here).

Updates History

• 2024-11-08: Implemented

Fit Bonuses

Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai 2 Equipment Bonuses
Ship	Extra Requirement									Note
Akitsu Maru (any) Yamashio Maru (any) Kumano Maru (any)	(★0-2)	+2			+4			+1	+1
	(★3)	+3			+4			+1	+1
	(★4)	+3			+4			+2	+1
	(★5)	+3			+5			+2	+1
	(★6)	+3			+5			+2	+2
	(★7)	+4			+5			+2	+2
	(★8)	+4			+5			+3	+2
	(★9)	+4			+6			+3	+2
	(★MAX)	+5			+6			+3	+2
Taiyou-class Houshou Base/Kai /Ni Sen	(★0-3)	+1			+1			+1
	(★4-5)	+1			+2			+1
	(★6-7)	+1			+2			+1	+1
	(★8-9)	+1			+2			+2	+1
	(★MAX)	+2			+2			+2	+1

Improvement

Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai 2
Improvement			Not Upgradable
★ Improvement Level	0~5	6~9
Consumed	7/	/
Consumed	4/	/
Equipment Consumed	-	-
Items Consumed	-
Resources	80 60 10 190

Ship Helper	Conversion
Kumano Maru Kai	-
Mon		Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun

Improvement effects
	1★	2★	3★	4★	5★	6★	7★	8★	9★	Max★
	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.5	1.8	2.1	2.4	2.7	3.0
Day?	1.00	1.41	1.73	2.00	2.23	2.44	2.64	2.82	3.00	3.16
Night?	1.30	1.84	2.25	2.60	2.91	3.18	3.44	3.68	3.90	4.11

Trivia

The depicted plane is allegedly the Ki-76 Model A variant (did not exist/enter service as is).

See Also

• Kokusai Ki-76