List of light cruisers by upgraded maximum stats/New

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• Yellow: Good

• Since the Luck Stat is difficult to modernize, it is listed as Base(Max).

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No.	Name	Class															Notes
28	Tenryuu Kai 天龍改	Tenryuu	20	59	79	49	69	49	12(59)	40	59	79	Fast	0	25	25
29	Tatsuta Kai 龍田改
39	Kuma Kai 球磨改	Kuma	20	69	89	69	79	49	12(59)	42	69	79	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	25	30
40	Tama Kai 多摩改			59	79	59					59
20	Kitakami 北上		-	39		49	59	39	15(69)	25	29	69		0		25	Remodels into Torpedo Cruiser
19	Ooi 大井			49	89	59			17(49)			77
41	Kiso Kai 木曾改		20	59	79		79	49	12(59)	42	59	79		3 (1,1,1)		30
No.	Name	Class															Notes
42	Nagara Kai 長良改	Nagara	20	69	89	69	79	49	12(59)	43	69	79	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	25	30
43	Isuzu Kai 五十鈴改		12	59	79	59	79			37	59
44	Natori Kai 名取改		20	69	89		79			43
45	Yura Kai 由良改			59	79		79
109	Kinu Kai 鬼怒改		17							41		79				35
110	Abukuma Kai 阿武隈改									42		79
141	Isuzu Kai Ni 五十鈴改二		50	62		85	94	59	13(70)	44	69	80		0		30	Second remodel. Short range. Unique AACI.
200	Abukuma Kai Ni 阿武隈改二		75	56	94	78	82	60	20(74)	45	68	83		3 (1,1,1)		35	Second remodel. Requires Blueprint. Short range. Can equip Daihatsu Landing Craft and Kouhyouteki.
No.	Name	Class															Notes
46	Sendai Kai 川内改	Sendai	20	59	79	69	79	49	12(59)	44	69	79	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	25	30
47	Jintsuu Kai 神通改					59					59
48	Naka Kai 那珂改						79
158	Sendai Kai Ni 川内改二		60	69	89	71	74	55	14(80)	49	69	84				35	Second remodel
159	Jintsuu Kai Ni 神通改二			74	99	68	80	54	13(81)	51		80
160	Naka Kai Ni 那珂改二		48	69	84	76	85	54	13(84)	48	68	82
No.	Name	Class															Notes
111	Yuubari Kai 夕張改	Yuubari	25	63	79	69	69	44	17(69)	36	49	69	Fast	0	25	40	4 equipment slots
137	Agano Kai 阿賀野改	Agano	35	68	79	73	82	59	10(59)	45	69	80	Fast	6 (2,2,2)	30	40
138	Noshiro Kai 能代改			70		72			10(64)
139	Yahagi Kai 矢矧改			72		74			14(69)	47		84
140	Sakawa Kai 酒匂改			67	78		85		30(74)	46		81
183	Ooyodo Kai 大淀改	Ooyodo	35	71	49	77	39	84	30(84)	47	69	78	Fast	12 (0,6,6,0)	35	35	4 equipment slots
No.	Name	Class															Notes
Light Cruiser Subclasses CLT: Torpedo Cruiser CT: Training Cruiser (These are not counted as Light Cruisers for Expeditions and map branching, but are here for comparison) Highlights are relative to CLs above.
No.	Name	Class															Notes
97	Ooi Kai 大井改	Kuma (CLT)	10	39	99	39	59	39	10(49)	32	39	77	Fast	0	25	50
98	Kitakami Kai 北上改								15(69)
114	Ooi Kai Ni 大井改二		50	63	139	49	79	43	13(49)	43	63	83				75	Second remodel
115	Kitakami Kai Ni 北上改二								30(79)
146	Kiso Kai Ni 木曾改二		65	65	111	72	82	49	13(69)	44	65	85				50
154	Katori Kai 香取改	Katori (CT)	35	36	40	48	62	48	12(54)	40	39	52	Slow	8 (2,2,2,2)	35	20	4 equipment slots
265	Kashima Kai 鹿島改			37	39	62	69	50	20(79)			54
No.	Name	Class															Notes

General Notes:

• Light Cruisers that can equip Seaplanes can perform Artillery Spotting attacks during day battles. Although they have the ability to equip all medium guns as well as sporting lower resource costs than CAs, they are frailer and most of them possess only 3 slots. This makes them functionally weaker than their CA counterparts but stronger than the DDs
• Light Cruisers will always attack SS when present. This can be a disadvantage when it is not desired.
• All CL are of medium range, except Isuzu Kai Ni and Abukuma Kai Ni
• Notable Light Cruisers (CL):
  • Sendai class CL (Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka) have second remodels with higher stats and rare equipment, turning them into top tier CL. They have significant level requirements for remodelling, but are a good investment in the long term.
    • Sendai Kai Ni remodel comes with a Searchlight, Star Shell and Type 98 Recon Seaplane (Night Scout), all of which are support equipment that will improve your fleet's performance during night battle.
    • Naka Kai 2 has the lowest level requirement for a second remodel (Lv 48) among CL but comes with stats to rival Sendai and Jintsuu (Lv 60) which makes her a very good CL for lower level Admirals.
    • Jintsuu Kai Ni has the highest base firepower, torpedo (excluding CLTs) and HP among all CL, making her the strongest CL for surface combat currently in the game.
    • Obtaining all three CL of the Sendai class is required to unlock the third fleet through Quest A14.
  • Isuzu Kai Ni boasts the highest ASW stat in-game and fourth best Anti-Air stat, behind Maya, Teruzuki and Akizuki. She also received a built-in Anti-Aircraft Fire Director. However, her range is reduced from medium to short and can no longer use scouting seaplanes.
    • Her first remodel comes with a Type 21 Air Radar, while her second remodel comes with another Type 21 Air Radar, a Type 22 Surface Radar, and a Type 3 Depth Charge Projector.
    • Her first remodel can be useful for modernizing AA stat (+5 )
  • Yuubari and Ooyodo are the only Light Cruisers with 4 equipment slots.
    • Having 4 equipment slots is quite important for ASW purposes, as ASW stats from equipment are worth 10x more than ASW stats from the ship's original stat. See combat mechanics page for more information on how ASW damage is calculated.
  • Kitakami, Ooi and Kiso can be remodeled into Torpedo Cruisers (CLT). While no longer a Light Cruiser for fleet composition requirements, they gain outstanding Torpedo stat and can equip Kouhyouteki Midget Subs for preemptive torpedo strikes.
    • Kitakami and Ooi remodel into CLT at level 10, but do not shine until their second remodel at level 50, which gives them an extra equipment slot that allows them to equip for both prempetive torpedo strikes as well as night special attacks.
    • Kiso unlocks the 3rd equipment slot after the first remodel, at level 20, but does not change class until her second remodel at 65. Her stats are more evenly distributed, making her Torpedo attacks less powerful than her sisters.
    • In terms of ship type, Torpedo Cruisers (CLT) are no longer classfied as Light cruisers (CL), and can not be used as a substitute for CL in any branching requirements or expeditions.
  • Abukuma Kai Ni has high stats overall (except firepower) and can equip Kouhyouteki Midget Subs and Daihatsu Landing Craft; in addition, she is still classified as a CL for routing and can still equip seaplanes. However, she has the highest remodel level of any CL and requires a blueprint.
  • Kuma and Nagara have good stats with their first remodel at level 20. However, they can be difficult to obtain on early worlds.