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Line 1,011: − + − ==Acronyms==+ − Ever see an [[wikipedia:Acronym|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''' - {{EquipmentLink|Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|text=Anti-Air Fire Directors}} − * '''AAR''' - [[Aerial_Combat#Proportional_and_Fixed_shootdowns|Anti-Air Resistance]] − * '''AARB''' - [[Aerial_Combat#Anti-Air Rocket Barrage|Anti-Air Rocket Barrage]] − * '''AD''' - [[Air Power|Air Denial]] − * '''AFP''' - [[Air Power|Air Fighter Power]] − * '''AGB''' - [[Souya (AGB)|Icebreaker]] − * '''AGDP''' - {{EquipmentLink|Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel}} − * '''AGL''' - [[Souya (AGL)|Lighthouse tender]] − * '''AGS''' - [[Souya (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 Power|Air Parity]] − ** '''AP''' - [[Air Power]] − ** '''AP''' - Armor Piercing − ** '''AP''' - [[Transport Ship]]s − * '''APCI''' - [[APCI|AP shell Cut-In]] − * '''AR''' : − ** '''AR''' - [[Repair Ship]] − ** '''AR''' - [[Action Report]] − * '''AS''' : − ** '''AS''' - [[Submarine Tender]] − ** '''AS''' - [[Artillery Spotting]] − ** '''AS''' - [[Air State]] − ** '''AS''' - [[Air Power|Air Superiority]] − ** '''AS+''' - [[Air Power|Air Supremacy]] − * '''ASDIC''' - [[ASDIC|Anti-Submarine Division supersonICs]] − * '''ASS''' - "Airstrike Supported Submarines" nodes, alternative name to the [[Node|Airstrike Supported Battle]] node − * '''ASW''' - [[Anti-Submarine Warfare]] − * '''AV''' - [[Seaplane Tender]] − * '''BB''' - [[Battleship]] − * '''BBCV''' - [[Aircraft Battleship]], informal code designating the {{Class|Ise|Kai Ni}} − * '''BBV''' - [[Aviation Battleship]] − * '''BC''' - "Battle Cruisers" (only in the game for the Fleet menu's filter, mostly referring to the {{Class|Kongou}}), 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''' - [[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''' - {{EquipmentLink|25mm Triple Autocannon Mount (Concentrated Deployment)|text=Concentrated Deployment Machine Gun}} − * '''CEP''' - [[Communication Equipment & Personnel]] − * '''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''' - [[Seiyuu|Character Voice]], same as VA or Seiyuu − ** '''CV''' - [[CV|Aircraft Carrier]] / Standard Aircraft Carrier − * '''CVB''' - [[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''' - {{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft}}, but sometimes designate all [[Landing Craft]] − * '''DM''' - [[Development Material]] − * '''DP''' - Dual-Purpose, for either [[Radar]]s or [[High-Angle Gun]]s, 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]] − * '''FCA''' - [[Fleet Communication Antenna]] − * '''FCF''' - {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility|text=Fleet Command Facility}} − * '''FCM''' - [[First Class Medal]] − * '''FF''': − ** '''FF''' - [[Friendly Fleet]] − ** '''FF''' - [[Speed|Fast Fleet]] − * '''FP''': − ** '''FP''' - [[Stats|Firepower Stat]] − ** '''FP''' - [[Fighter Power]] − * '''FS''' - Flagship − * '''GS''' - [[Expeditions#Great Success|Great Success]] − * '''GTRL''' - Gun-Torpedo-Radar-Lookout, a [[GTRL|"New Type" cut-in]] setup − * '''HA''': − ** '''HA''' - [[:Category:High Altitude Interceptors|High-Altitude Interceptors]] − ** '''HA''' - [[High-Angle Gun]]s − * '''HMAS''' - [[RAN|Her/His Majesty's Australian Ship]] − * '''HMS''' - [[RN|Her/His Majesty's Ship]] − * '''HNLMS''' - [[RNN|His/Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship]] − * '''HQ''' - [[Military Record|Headquarter]] LV (Admiral personal LV) − * '''IC''' - [[Instant Construction Material]] − * '''IJA''' - [[IJA|Imperial Japanese Army]] − * '''IJN''' - Imperial Japanese Navy − * '''IM''' - [[Improvement Material]] − * '''IR''' - [[Instant Repair]] − * '''JA''' - [[Jets|Jet Assault]] − * '''KBK''' - [[Kaiboukan]] − * '''KC''' - Kantai Collection − * '''KMS''' - [[KMS|Kriegsmarine Ships]] − * '''LM ''' - Late Model, mostly referring to revised equipment models being more capable − * '''LB''' - [[LBAS|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''' - [[MN|Marine nationale]] (French Navy) − * '''MO''' - Main Operation, all main maps (other than EO). − − * '''NSCM''' - [[Night Skilled Crew Member]] − * '''OA''' - [[Aerial Combat|Opening Airstrike]] − * '''OASW''' - [[OASW|Opening ASW]] − * '''OT/O torp''' - [[Opening Torpedo Salvo]] − * '''RADAR''' - [[Radar|RAdio Detection And Ranging]] − * '''RAN''' - [[RAN|Royal Australian Navy]] − * '''RE''' - [[Reinforcement Expansion]] (extra ship slot) − * '''RL''' - Mostly {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}, but can designate most "[[Rocket]] munitions" − * '''RLK2''' - {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}} − * '''RM''' - [[RM|Regia Marina]] (Italian Royal Navy) − * '''RN''' - [[RN|Royal Navy]] − * '''RNN''' - [[RNN|Royal Netherlands Navy]] − * '''RP''' - [[Ranking]] points − * '''RSC''' - [[Resources]] − * '''RNG''' - Random Number Generation − * '''SCAMP''' - {{EquipmentLink|Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel}} (not to be confused with the USS [[Scamp]]) − * '''SCM''' - [[Skilled Crew Member]]s − * '''SDP''' - {{Equipment/Link|Skilled Deck Personnel|Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands|text=Skilled Deck Personnels}} − ** '''SDP+''' - {{Equipment/Link|Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands}} − * '''SE''' - [[Support Expedition]] − * '''SF''' - [[Striking Force Fleet]] − * '''SFFCF/SFCF''' - {{EquipmentLink|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility}} − * '''SLO''' - {{EquipmentLink|Skilled Lookouts|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Skilled Lookouts}} − ** '''SSLO''' - "{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Super Skilled Lookouts}}" − * '''SONAR''' - [[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''' - [[Stats|Torpedo Stat]] − ** '''TP''' - [[Transport Operation|Transport Points]] − * '''TSLO''' - {{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Torpedo SLO}} − * '''TSSL''' - {{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts}} − * '''TTK''' - "Teitoku", Japaneses for "Admiral" − * '''USN''' - [[USN|United States Navy]] − * '''USS''' - [[USN|United States Ship]] − * '''VA''' - [[Seiyuu|Voice Actress]], same as CV or Seiyuu − * '''WG/WG42''' - {{EquipmentLink|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. − * '''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 [[wikipedia:Washington Naval Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]], namely, the {{Class|Nagato}}, {{Class|Nelson}}, and {{Class|Colorado}}.+ − * '''Blow torches''' - [[Instant Construction Material]]+ − * '''Bucket''' - [[Instant Repair Material]]+ − * '''Bulldozer''' - [[Construction Corps]]+ − * '''BURNING LOVE''' - Notable line from [[Kongou]]+ − * '''C2''' - Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle+ − * '''Carrot''' - [[Night Skilled Crew Member]], the fairy eating one+ − * '''Chi-Ha''' - [[Chi-Ha|Type 97 Medium tank]] Japanese tank's name.+ − * '''Choujuusenchihou (長10cm砲)''' - {{Class|Akizuki}}'s pet, similar to [[Rensouhou]]s+ − * '''Chuuha''' - "moderately damaged", orange damaged + − * '''Cut-In''' - [[Cut-in|special powerful attacks]], triggered when using a right set of specific gears+ − * '''DameCon''' - {{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Personnel}}+ − * '''DameGami''' - {{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Goddess}}+ − * '''DameKami''' - {{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Goddess}}+ − * '''Debuff''' - A [[Debuff|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''' - {{EquipmentLink|Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Type 1 Gun Tank}} Japanese tank's name. − * '''I-Go''' - {{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force)}} Japanese tank's name. − * '''Ka-Mi''' - {{EquipmentLink|Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank}} Japanese tank's name. − * '''Ka-Tsu''' - {{EquipmentLink|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai|link=Ka-Tsu}} Japanese tank's name. − * '''KancoDex''' - [[Library]] (Kancolle's Pokedex), sometimes, just KanDex. − * '''Kancolle''' - Kantai Collection − * '''Kanmusu''' - "kantai musume", ship-girl − * '''Kiriban''' - [[Ranking#Special_Tiers|Ranking "Lucky Tiers"]] − * '''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#Equipment_Setups|Anti-installation]] setup using a tank, a DLC, and artillery, doing "nuclear-like" damage to installations (up to 9999 damage). − * '''Penguin''' - The "Failure Box", notably featuring a penguin/toucan-like bird, and apearing each time a ship [[modernization]] or equipment [[craft]] is failled. − * '''Poi? (っぽい？)''' - Catchphrase of [[Yuudachi]], meaning "maybe", referring to [[wikipedia:Ironbottom Sound|Ironbottom Sound]]. − * '''ProtoPult''' - [[Prototype Flight Deck Catapult]] − * '''Red T''' - Crossing the T (Disadvantage) [[Day_Battle#Engagement|Engagement]]. − * '''Recon''' - "Reconnaissance" planes, referring to both yellow "[[Reconnaissance Aircraft]]", and "[[SPR|Reconnaissance Seaplanes]]", depending on the context. − * '''Rensouhou (連装砲)''' - A [[Rensouhou|Danbo-like robot]] appearing with some ships, namely [[Shimakaze]], [[Amatsukaze]], and [[Helena]]. − * '''Rocket''' - A form of propulsion, different from the usual propeller blades or turbojets (see ''[[Rocket|here]]'' for rockets ingame). − * '''RocketMat''' - [[New Model Rocket Development Material]] − * '''RoSa''' - Japanese AA rockets: {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}} − * '''Sanshiki''' - "Type 3 Shell" in Japanese, their [[AA Shell]]s − * '''Screw''' - [[Akashi's Improvement Arsenal|Improvement Materials]] − * '''Secretary''' - The flagship of the first fleet, the girl on the main menu. − * '''Seiyuu''' - Japanese [[Seiyuu|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|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=== − − * '''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. − − − * '''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''' - {{Class|Shoukaku}}, both being named after cranes. − * '''Dragons''' - [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Unryuu]], [[Ryuujou]], and [[Ryuuhou]], all being named after dragons. − * '''Ducks''' - {{Class|Akizuki}}n the "zuki" sounding like "ducky" in Japanese − * '''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]] − * '''KMKZ''' - [[Kamikaze]] − * '''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]] − * '''Lady Lex''' - [[Lexington]] − * '''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]] − * '''SMKZ''' - [[Shimakaze]] − * '''Snail''' - [[Mutsu]] − * '''Sodak''' - [[South Dakota]] − * '''Strawberry''' - [[Harusame]], referring to her hair color. − * '''Vicky''' - [[Victorious]] − * '''Whales''' - Refer to [[Submarine Tender]]s 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. − * '''ZKMS''' - Zekamashi ([[Shimakaze]]) − * '''ZKK''' - [[Zuikaku]] − − See here [http://www.zuzuray.com/nicknames2.html] for more informal ships nicknames. − + − In addition to the following list, many Abyssal bosses are called by the name of the Kanmusu they represent.+ − * '''ACH''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]+ − * '''ACP''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess]]+ − * '''[[wikipedia:Black Rock Shooter|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''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|CV Hime]]+ − * '''DJ Hime''' - [[Supply Depot Princess]], due to her look.+ − * '''Goblin''' - For "Imp" or "Gnome", see [[Imp|here]]+ − * '''Gnome''' - For "Imp" or "Goblin", see [[Imp|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 [[Imp|here]]+ − * '''Installation''' - Abyssals representing land-based infrastructure instead of ships, being immune to some attacks like torpedoes, but weaker against specialized equipment, see ''[[Installation|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 [[Pillbox|installation]], initially [[Artillery Imp]] only.+ − * '''PT''' - [[PT boat]]s (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 Princess|Supply Depot Hime]]+ − * '''SDP''' - [[Supply Depot Princess]]+ − * '''Sub Loli''' - [[New Submarine Princess]]+ − * '''Wanko''' - [[Harbour Princess]] (港湾棲姫 > ''Kō-wan'' seiki > Wanko)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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{{Anchor|Acronyms}}
A comprehensive list of most abbreviations, [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronyms]], nicknames, specific terms, and trivia, used by the Kancolle community.
*Some are borrowed Japanese terms or names.
* '''NOAP''' - {{EquipmentLink|Night Operation Aviation Personnel|Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands|text=Night Operation Aviation Personnel}}
*See also the [[:Category:Disambiguations|disambiguation pages]] for clarification on equipment and mechanics sharing a similar name.
*See also the [[:Category:Disambiguations|disambiguation pages]] for clarification on equipment and mechanics sharing a similar name.
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Names often used either by the devs or the girls themselves, to humanize "number namings" of some ships.
* '''101-chan''' - [[No.101 Transport Ship]]
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|colspan=2|101-chan||[[No.101 Transport Ship]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|2-4-11||[[Naka]]||Refers to the fuel-ammo-steel combination received from her scrap (with default equipment)||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|AA||[[Anti-Air]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|AACI||[[Anti-Air Cut-in]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|AAFD||{{EquipmentLink|Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|text=Anti-Air Fire Directors}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|AAR||[[Aerial_Combat#Proportional_and_Fixed_shootdowns|Anti-Air Resistance]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|AARB||[[Aerial_Combat#Anti-Air Rocket Barrage|Anti-Air Rocket Barrage]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|ABKM||[[Abukuma]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|[[Abyssal]]s||[[Enemies]]||The main antagonits of the franchise, being monster kanmusu||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|ACH||[[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]|| ||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|ACP||[[Aircraft Carrier Princess]]|| ||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|AD||[[Air Power|Air Denial]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|AFP||[[Air Power|Air Fighter Power]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|AGB||[[Souya (AGB)|Icebreaker]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|AGDP||{{EquipmentLink|Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|AGL||[[Souya (AGL)|Lighthouse tender]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|AGS||[[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|AI|||[[Air Power|Air Incapability]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|AirMat||[[New Model Aerial Armament Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|AK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|AK3||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 3 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|AK4||[[Prototype Long-barrel 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 4]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Algebra||[[TBM-3W+3S]]||Because of its name looking like a math formula||Equipment
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|colspan=2|AO||[[Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler|| ||Ship Type
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|rowspan=4|AP
|AP||[[Air Power|Air Parity]]|| ||Combat
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|AP||[[Air Power]]|| ||Combat
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|AP||Armor Piercing|| ||Equipment
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|AP||[[Transport Ship]]s|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|APCI||[[APCI|AP shell Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
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|rowspan=2|AR
|AR||[[Repair Ship]]|| ||Ship Type
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|AR||[[Action Report]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|ArmMat||[[New Model Armament Material]]|| ||Item
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|rowspan=5|AS
|AS||[[Submarine Tender]]|| ||Ship Type
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|AS||[[Artillery Spotting]]|| ||Combat
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|AS||[[Air State]]|| ||Combat
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|AS||[[Air Power|Air Superiority]]|| ||Combat
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|AS+||[[Air Power|Air Supremacy]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|ASDIC||[[ASDIC|Anti-Submarine Division supersonICs]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|ASS||"Airstrike Supported Submarines" nodes||Alternative name to the [[Node|Airstrike Supported Battle]] node||Combat
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|colspan=2|ASW||[[Anti-Submarine Warfare]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|AV||[[Seaplane Tender]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|AvMat||[[New Model Aviation Development Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|BB||[[Battleship]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|BBCV||[[Aircraft Battleship]]||Informal code designating the {{Class|Ise|Kai Ni}}||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|BBV||[[Aviation Battleship]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|BC||"Battle Cruisers"||Only in the game for the Fleet menu's filter, mostly referring to the {{Class|Kongou}}), the official code is "CC"||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Beaver||[[Yukikaze]]||Based on her appearance. Japanese call her "Hamster".||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Bep||[[Verniy]]|| due to her writing in Cyrillic (Верный)||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|BG||Top 1 ranker||As it has his secretary displayed in the background of the official results board||Ranking
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|colspan=2|[[Big Seven]]||{{Class|Nagato}}, {{Class|Nelson}}, {{Class|Colorado}}||The first 7 battleships built to carry the biggest naval guns (>40 cm) allowed by the [[wikipedia:Washington Naval Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Bisckuit||[[Bismarck]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|BK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|BK4||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 4 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Blow Torches||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|BP||[[Blueprint]]|| ||Item
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|rowspan=3|BRS
|BRS||Black Rick Shooter||[[Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class Kai Flagship]], due to its similar look to the [[wikipedia:Black Rock Shooter|Black Rock Shooter]]
||Abyssal
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|BRS||Black Ruck Shooter||[[Battleship Ru-Class Kai Flagship]], due to its similar look to the [[wikipedia:Black Rock Shooter|Black Rock Shooter]]||Abyssal
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|BWS||Black Wock Shooter||[[Standard Carrier Wo-Class Kai Flagship]], due to its similar look to the [[wikipedia:Black Rock Shooter|Black Rock Shooter]]||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Brunei||[[7-1]]||Refers to the map location and not the server||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Bucket||[[Instant Repair Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Bucky||[[Fubuki]]||Notably used by Kongou in the [[Anime]]||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Bulldozer||[[Construction Corps]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|BURNING LOVE|| ||Notable line from [[Kongou]]||Trivia
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|colspan=2|C2||[[C2 Praparat]]||Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle||Trivia
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|colspan=2|CA||[[Heavy Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Cannon||[[Quests]] rewarding ranking points|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Carrot||[[Night Skilled Crew Member]]||The fairy is eating a carrot||Item
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|colspan=2|Carryover||Initial ranking points||Points accumulated from the previous month||Ranking
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|colspan=2|CAV||[[Aviation Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|CCCI||[[CCCI|Credit-Card Cut-In]]||A "joke cut-in" about paying to do something||Item
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|colspan=2|CD||Concentrated Deployment||Mostly referring to some equipment variations being packed together||Equipment
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|colspan=2|CdC||[[Conte di Cavour]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|CDMG||{{EquipmentLink|25mm Triple Autocannon Mount (Concentrated Deployment)|text=Concentrated Deployment Machine Gun}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|CEP||[[Communication Equipment & Personnel]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|CF||[[Combined Fleet]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Chi-Ha||[[Chi-Ha|Type 97 Medium tank]]||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
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|colspan=2|[[Choujuusenchihou]]||長10cm砲||{{Class|Akizuki}}'s [[pet]]||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Chuuha||"Moderately Damaged"||Japanese, orange damaged||Combat
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|colspan=2|CI||[[Cut-In]]||Special powerful attacks triggered when using a right set of specific gears||Combat
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|colspan=2|CK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|CK3||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|CK3H||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3 H]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|CL||[[Light Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|CLAA||[[Antiaircraft Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Clown||Top 20 ranker|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|CLT||[[Torpedo Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Cranes||{{Class|Shoukaku}}||Both being named after cranes||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|rowspan=2|CT
|CT||[[Training Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
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|CT||[[Closing Torpedo Salvo]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|CTF||[[Carrier Task Force]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Cut-In||[[Cut-in|Special powerful attacks]]||Trigges when using a right set of specific gears||Combat
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|rowspan=2|CV
|CV||[[Seiyuu|Character Voice]]||Same as VA or Seiyuu||Ship Type
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|CV||[[Aircraft Carrier]]||Standard Aircraft Carrier only in the game||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|CVB||[[Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|CVCI||[[Aircraft Carrier Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|CVE||[[Escort Carrier]]||An ASW specialized light aircraft carrier||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|CVH||[[Aircraft Carrier Princess|CV Hime]]|| ||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|CVL||[[Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|CVN||[[Night Aircraft Carrier]]||Not "nuclear CV" here||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|CVNCI||[[Aircraft Carrier Night Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|DA||[[Double Attack]]||Several cut-in types||Combat
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|colspan=2|DameCon||{{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Personnel}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DameGami||{{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Goddess}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DameKami||{{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Goddess}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DC||[[Depth Charge]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DCP||[[Depth Charge Projector]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DCR||[[Depth Charge Rack]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DD||[[Destroyer]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|DE||"Destroyer Escort"||This designates "[[Coastal Defense Ship]]" (''Kaiboukan'') in Kancolle||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Dead||Cap [[HQ]] experience||Reaching 396 000 000 exp, such player is unable to rank any further||Ranking
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|colspan=2|[[Debuff]]|| ||A [[Debuff|mechanic]] that weaken some event bosses||Combat
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|colspan=2|DevMat||[[Development Materials]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|DJ Hime||[[Supply Depot Princess]]||Due to her look||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|DK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DK3||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 3]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DLC||{{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft}}||Often designate all [[Landing Craft]]||Equipment
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|colspan=2|DM||[[Development Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|DP||Dual-Purpose||For either [[Radar]]s or [[High-Angle Gun]]s, being both used for "air" and "surface" roles||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Dragons||[[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Unryuu]], [[Ryuujou]], and [[Ryuuhou]]|| All being named after dragons||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Ducks||{{Class|Akizuki}}||The "zuki" sounds like "ducky" in Japanese||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|EO||Extra Operation||Maps coming after the "MO" in the world||General
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|colspan=2|FBB||[[Fast Battleship]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|FCA||[[Fleet Communication Antenna]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|FCF||{{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility}}||Sometimes designate all {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility|text=Command Facilities|link=Command Facilities}}||Equipment
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|colspan=2|FCM||[[First Class Medal]]|| ||Item
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|rowspan=2|FF
|FF||[[Friendly Fleet]]|| ||Combat
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|FF||[[Speed|Fast Fleet]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Fighter-Mulle|| ||The process of equipping a ship with only "fighters", to gain air superiority (AS)||Combat
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|colspan=2|Flamethrower||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
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|rowspan=2|FP
|FP||[[Stats|Firepower]]|| ||Combat
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|FP||[[Fighter Power]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|FS||Flagship|| ||General
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|colspan=2|Furei||[[I-201]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Fuufu||[[Kaiboukan No.22]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Fuumi||[[I-203]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Gingusa||[[Ginga (Egusa Squadron)]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Gnome||"Imp"/"Goblin"||''See [[Imp|here]]||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Goblin||"Imp"/"Gnome"||''See [[Imp|here]]||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Goto||[[Gotland]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Goya||[[I-58]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Graduate||Cap [[HQ]] experience||Reaching 396 000 000 exp, referring to the idol industry term for "retirement"||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Green T||Crossing the T (Advantage)||Battle [[Engagement]]||Combat
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|colspan=2|GS||[[Expeditions#Great Success|Great Success]]|| ||General
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|colspan=2|GTRL||Gun-Torpedo-Radar-Lookout||A [[GTRL|"New Type" cut-in]] setup||Combat
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|colspan=2|GunMat||[[New Model Gun Development Material]]|| ||Item
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|rowspan=2|HA
|HA||[[:Category:High Altitude Interceptors|High-Altitude Interceptors]]|| ||Combat
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|HA||[[High-Angle Gun]]s|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Hachi||[[I-8]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Hidden EO|| ||Clearing EO in between 14h00 and 22h00 JST of the last day of a month||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Hime||"Princess"||Japanese (姫), common to most bosses||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Hitomi||[[I-13]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|HMAS||[[RAN|Her/His Majesty's Australian Ship]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|HMS||[[RN|Her/His Majesty's Ship]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|HNLMS||[[RNN|Her/His Netherlands Majesty's Ship]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Hole Punch||[[Reinforcement Expansion]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Ho-Ni||{{EquipmentLink|Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Type 1 Gun Tank}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Hoppou||[[Northern Princess]]||Also known as "Dutch Harbor" & "Hoppou-chan" (北方 = 'Hoppou' = Northern)||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Horny||[[Hornet]]||Sometime Horny Maru||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Hotel||[[Yamato]]||Reference to her being called that way by Japanese sailors, since she spent more time garrisoning rather than combating||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|HQ||[[Military Record|Headquarter]]||Admiral's personal level||General
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|colspan=2|IC||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Ichigun||"1st Group"||Ranks 6~20||Ranking
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|colspan=2|I-Go||{{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force)}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
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|colspan=2|I-go||"[[SS|1st Class Submarines]]"||IJN designation||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|IJA||[[IJA|Imperial Japanese Army]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|IJN||Imperial Japanese Navy|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Iku||[[I-19]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|IM||[[Improvement Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Imp||"Gnome"/"Goblin"||''See [[Imp|here]]||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Imuya||[[I-168]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Initials||Initial ranking points||Points accumulated from the previous month||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Installation||[[Installation|Land Abyssal]]||Representing land-based infrastructure instead of ships, see ''[[Installation|here]]''||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|IR||[[Instant Repair]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Iyo||[[I-14]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|JA||[[Jet Assault]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Kamo||[[Akitsushima]]||Not to be confused with [[Kamoi]]||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|KBK||[[Kaiboukan]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|KC||Kantai Collection|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Kitanda||[[Air Defense Princess]]||Due to her mocking introduction lines||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Ka-Mi||{{EquipmentLink|Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
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|colspan=2|KancoDex||[[Library]]||Kancolle's "Pokedex", sometimes, just KanDex||General
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|colspan=2|Kancolle||Kantai Collection|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Kanmusu||"Ship-girl||Japanese, abbreviation of "kantai musume"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Ka-Tsu||{{EquipmentLink|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai|link=Ka-Tsu}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Kiriban||[[Ranking#Special_Tiers|"Nice Looking Numbers" ranks]]||Ranks 600, 700, 800, 880, 888, 900, 999, and 1000||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Kisu||[[3-2]]||Refers to the map location||Ranking
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|colspan=2|KMKZ||[[Kamikaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|KMS||[[KMS|Kriegsmarine Ships]]||Nazi Germany Navy||Trivia
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|colspan=2|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!".||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Kuso||"Bad"/"Shitty"||Japanese, 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.||Trivia
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|colspan=2|KWKZ||[[Kawakaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Lady Lex||[[Lexington]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Lanking||[[Ranking]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|LB||[[LBAS|Land-Based]]||Generaly to designate land-base planes||Equipment
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|colspan=2|LBAS||[[Land-Based Air Squadron]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|LD||Last Dance||The last form of a map/boss, once the map HP bar is only 1 kill to be depleted/cleared||Combat
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|colspan=2|Lebe||[[Z1]]||In-game nickname||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Leberecht Maass||[[Z1]]||Real name||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|LFB||[[Large Flying Boat]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|LHA||[[Amphibious Assault Ship]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|LM||Late Model||Mostly referring to revised equipment variations, being more capable||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Lonking||[[Ranking]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|LoS||[[Line of Sight]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|LSC||[[Large Ship Construction]]|| ||General
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|colspan=2|LST||Landing Ship, Tank|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Maass||[[Z1]]||Most common abreviation||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Max||[[Z3]]||In-game nickname||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Max Schultz||[[Z3]]||Real name||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Megane Hime||[[Airfield Princess Patrol Aircraft Deployment]]||As she wears glasses||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Melon-chan||[[Yuubari]]||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.||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|MelonMat||[[New Model Armament Material]]||Referencing the [[Yuubari]] fairy on it||Item
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|colspan=2|Miimu||[[I-36]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Mito||[[Kaiboukan No.30]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|MN||[[MN|Marine Nationale]]||French "National Navy"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|MO||Main Operation||All main maps (other than EO)||General
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|colspan=2|Momochi||[[No.101 Transport Ship]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Nagamon||[[Nagato]]||Her name 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.||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Nagamutsu||[[Nagato]] & [[Mutsu]]||Fusion of their names, designating the class or both of them||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Nano Desu||すでのな||[[Inazuma]]'s gimmick line (in traditional Japanese format). Also appears as a [[Furniture|wall scroll]].||Trivia
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|colspan=2|NGNM||[[Naganami]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Nigun||"2nd Group"||Ranks 21~100||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Nimu||[[I-26]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|rowspan=2|NOAP
|NOAP||{{EquipmentLink|Night Operation Aviation Personnel}}||Sometimes refers to both NOAP and NOAP+||Equipment
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|NOAP+||{{EquipmentLink|Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|NSCM||[[Night Skilled Crew Member]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Nuke||[[Anti-Installation#Equipment_Setups|Anti-installation]] setup||Uses tanks, craft, and artillery, doing "nuclear-like" damage (up to 9999)||Combat
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|colspan=2|OA||[[Aerial Combat|Opening Airstrike]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|OASW||[[OASW|Opening ASW]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Oni||"Demon"/"Ogre"||Japanese (鬼), common to most sub-bosses||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|OT||[[Opening Torpedo Salvo]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Otorp||[[Opening Torpedo Salvo]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Penguin||Failure Box||Notably featuring a penguin/toucan-like bird, and appearing each time a ship [[modernization]] or equipment [[craft]] is failed||General
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|colspan=2|Pillbox||[[Pillbox|Blockhouse abyssal]]||A special kind of [[Pillbox|installation]], initially [[Artillery Imp]] only||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Poi||っぽい||Catchphrase of [[Yuudachi]], meaning "maybe", referring to [[wikipedia:Ironbottom Sound|Ironbottom Sound]]||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Potato||[[Shibafu]]'s characters||Referring to the simple "potatoes-like" shape of their face||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|ProtoPult||[[Prototype Flight Deck Catapult]]|| ||Item
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|rowspan=2|PT
|PT||[[PT boat]]s||"Patrol Torpedo boat", a type of warship, exclusive to abyssals so far||Ship Type
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|PT Imp||[[PT Imp Pack]]|| ||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Pudding||[[Prinz Eugen]]||Due to her name pronouciation in Japanese||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|RADAR||[[Radar|RAdio Detection And Ranging]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RAN||[[RAN|Royal Australian Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Rank||Player's rank in the [[Server]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Ranker||Player participating in [[Ranking]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|RE||[[Reinforcement Expansion]]||Extra ship slot||Item
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|colspan=2|Recon||[[Recon|Reconnaissance Planes]]||Referring to either "[[Seaplane Recon]]s" or/and "yellow [[Reconnaissance Aircraft]]"||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Red T||Crossing the T (Disadvantage)||Battle [[Engagement]]||Combat
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|colspan=2|[[Rensouhou]]||連装砲||[[Rensouhou|Danbo-like robot]] [[pets]] appearing with some ships, namely [[Shimakaze]], [[Amatsukaze]], and [[Helena]]||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Rice Hime||[[American Destroyer Princess]]||A pun with her kanji reading||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|RL||Rocket Launcher||Mostly {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}, but can designate most "[[Rocket]] munitions"||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RLK2||{{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RM||[[RM|Regia Marina]]||Italian "Royal Navy"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|RN||[[RN|Royal Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|RNG||Random Number Generation|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|RNN||[[RNN|Royal Netherlands Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Ro||[[Ro-500]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Rocket||''See [[Rocket]] for more details''||A form of propulsion, different from the usual propeller blades or turbojets||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RocketMat||[[New Model Rocket Development Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|RoSa||"Type 4 Incendiary Rocket"||Japanese AA rockets: {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RP||[[Ranking Point]]s|| ||General
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|colspan=2|RRW||[[Ranking Rewards]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|RSC||[[Resources]]|| ||General
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|colspan=2|Sangun||"3rd Group"||Ranks 101~500||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Sanshiki||"Type 3 Shell"||Japanese [[AA Shell]]s||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SCAMP||{{EquipmentLink|Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel}}||Not to be confused with the USS [[Scamp]]||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Schizo||Ranker|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|SCM||[[Skilled Crew Member]]s|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Screw||[[Improvement Material]]s|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|SDH||[[Supply Depot Princess|Supply Depot Hime]]|| ||Abyssal
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|rowspan=3|SDP
|SDP||[[Supply Depot Princess]]|| ||Abyssal
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|SDP||{{Equipment/Link|Skilled Deck Personnel}}||Sometimes refers to both SDP and SDP+||Equipment
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|SDP+||{{Equipment/Link|Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SE||[[Support Expedition]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Secretary||1st fleet flagship||The girl displayed on the main menu, affecting several mechanics||General
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|colspan=2|Seiyuu||Japanese [[Seiyuu|Character Voice/Voice Actress]]||Same as CV or VA||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Senka||[[Ranking Point]]s|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Senkatard||Ranker|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Sentaka||[[Sentaka|Sentaka-Dai Type]]||I-201-class type, meaning "High-speed (Large) Submarine"||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Sentoku||[[Sentoku|Sentoku Type]]||I-400-class type, meaning "Special Type Submarine"||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|SF||[[Striking Force Fleet]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|SFCF||{{EquipmentLink|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SFFCF||{{EquipmentLink|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Shi Chan||[[I-41]]||A lesser official nicnamed, used by [[I-36]]||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Shioi||[[I-401]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Shion||[[I-400]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Shirei-kan||"Commander"||Japanese||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Shouha||"Lightly Damaged"||Japanese, yellow damaged||Combat
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|colspan=2|SKK||[[Shoukaku]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|SLO||{{EquipmentLink|Skilled Lookouts}}||Sometimes all {{EquipmentLink|Skilled Lookouts|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Surface Ship Personnels|link=Surface Ship Personnel}}||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SMKZ||[[Shimakaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Snail||[[Mutsu]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Sodak||[[South Dakota]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|SONAR||[[Sonar|SOund Navigation And Ranging]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SP||[[Seaplane]]||Usualy only both SPR and SPB ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SPB||[[Seaplane Bomber]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SPF||[[Seaplane Fighter]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Spoon||[[Vanguard Formation]]||Named after its shape||Combat
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|colspan=2|SPR||[[Seaplane Recon]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SS||[[Submarine]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|SSLO||{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Super SLO}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SSV||[[Aircraft Carrying Submarine]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|STF||[[Surface Task Force]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Strawberry||[[Harusame]]||Referring to her hair color||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Sub Loli||[[New Submarine Princess]]|| ||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Synergy|| ||Used to describe the positive effect given by equipping certain equipment together, mainly referring to [[ASW Synergy]], [[Speed|Speed Synergy]], and [[Fit Bonuses]]||Combat
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|colspan=2|Tags||[[Ship Locking]]||Events only||Combat
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|colspan=2|Taiha||"Heavily Damaged"||Japanese, red damaged||Combat
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|colspan=2|Taitei||[[Type 2 Large Flying Boat]]||Name mostly used by [[Akitsushima]]||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Tanaka||[[Kensuke Tanaka]]||Creator and original programmer of Kancolle||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Tank||''See [[Tanks]] for more details''||Can refer to [[Landing Tank]]s, [[Amphibious Vehicle]]s, or [[Landing Force]]s||Equipment
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|colspan=2|TCF||[[Transport Combined Fleet]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|TCI||[[Torpedo Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|TE||[[Transport Combined Fleet|Transport Escort]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Teitoku||"Admiral"||Japanese||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Torches||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Touch||[[Special Attacks]]|| ||Combat
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|rowspan=3|TP
|TP||[[Stat|Torpedo]] stat|| ||Combat
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|TP||[[Torpedo]] equipment|| ||Equipment
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|TP||[[Transport Operation|Transport Points]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|TSLO||{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|TSSL||{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|TTK||Teitoku||Japaneses for "Admiral"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Ukiwa||[[Gambier Bay]]'s buoy [[pets]]||Imp-like pets||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Union||Top 5 [[Rank]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|USN||[[USN|United States Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|USS||[[USN|United States Ship]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|VA||[[Seiyuu|Voice Actress]]||Same as CV or Seiyuu||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Vicky||[[Victorious]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Wanko||[[Harbour Princess]]||港湾棲姫 > ''Kō-wan'' seiki > Wanko||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|WG||{{EquipmentLink|WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|WG42||{{EquipmentLink|WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Whales||[[Taigei]] & {{Class|Jingei}}||Refer to the kanji "鯨" in their name, meaning whale||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Yamasushi||[[Yamato]] & [[Musashi]]|| Fusion of their names, designating the class or both of them||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Yasen||"[[Night Battle]]"||Japanese||Combat
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|colspan=2|YKKZ||[[Yukikaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|YMKZ||[[Yamakaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Yona||[[I-47]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Yonhap||Top 5 [[Rank]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Yotsu||[[Kaiboukan No.4]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Yuu||[[U-511]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Zekamashi||ぜかまし||[[Shimakaze]]'s name in traditional Japanese. Founds on one of the Rensouhou-chan's lifebuoys.||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|ZKK||[[Zuikaku]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|ZKMS||Zekamashi||([[Shimakaze]])||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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