Range

Range is a stat that determines the Shooting Order during the First Shelling Phase and OASW.

• In those phases, both fleets will take turns shelling the opposing fleet, with the turn order defined by each ship's range stat. It is possible to increase a ship's range with proper equipment.
• The shelling order is Longest > Very Long > Long > Medium > Short > None.
  • If two or more ships tie for range, the order between them is random.

Notes

• "Longest" range is only attainable on certain ships, using range extenders (see Range Extension).
  • Unlike the other ranges, Longest does not have a proper in-game icon and so is just displayed as "Very Long".
• "None" range is mostly reserved for Abyssal Aircraft Carriers and Transport Ships.

Base Range

Some ships have a different range than the rest of their type (often following a remodel):

Base Range	Type	Exceptions
None	N/A	N/A
Short	CV, CVB, CVL, DD, DE, SS, SSV, AV, AO, LHA, AR	CL: Tenryuu-class Kai Ni, Kuma-class Kai Ni, Nagara-class Kai Ni, Yuubari Kai Ni/Toku/D, Atlanta-class AS: Taigei
Medium	CA, CAV, CL, CLT, CT, AS	BBV: Ise-class Kai Ni CV(B): Akagi Kai Ni/E, Kaga Kai Ni/E, Shoukaku-class Kai Ni/A, Graf Zeppelin, Saratoga (all except Kai), Yorktown-class, Essex-class, Illustrious-class Kai CVL: Ryuuhou Kai Ni/E, Zuihou Kai Ni, Mogami-class Kou Kai Ni, Taiyou-class Kai Ni, Independence-class DD: Tashkent AV: Nisshin, Kamoi AO: Kamoi
Long	FBB, BB, BBV	CVL: Zuihou Kai Ni B CA: Zara-class
Very Long	N/A	(F)BB(V): Yamato-class, Vittorio Veneto-class
Longest	N/A	N/A

Range Extension

It is impossible to reduce the base Range of a ship, but certain equipment can extend it.

• Not to be confused with LBAS Range Extension.

Range	Equipment	Notes
Short	All Small Small Caliber Main Guns, all Sec Sp_Sec High-Angle Secondary Guns, all SubTorpedoes, and WG42	Cannot increase the range of any ship.
Medium	Small 5" Single Gun Mk.30 + GFCS
	Small GFCS Mk.37
	Large SK + SG Radar, Type 274 Fire Control Radar
	Small SG Radar (Initial Model) / (Late Model)	Addtional +1 on USN DDs, Dan Yang, and Yukikaze Kai Ni.
	Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts	Equipable in the RE
	All Secondary Guns (Yellow)
	All Medium Medium Caliber Main Guns (but Long range ones)
	38cm Quadruple Gun Mount Kai / Deux	Cannot increase the range of any ship.
	NOAP
Long	203mm/53 Twin Gun Mount
	All Large Caliber Main Guns (but Medium and Very Long range ones)
	SCAMP, NOAP + Skilled Deckhands
	Suisei Model 22 (634 Air Group) / Skilled, Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX/Skilled)
	Kikka Kai, Jet Keiun Kai
Very Long	381mm/50 Triple Gun Mount / Kai, Prototype / 46cm Triple Gun Mount / Kai
	All Sp Very Large Caliber Main Guns
	SDP + Aviation Maintenance Hands	Equipable in the RE of CV(L/B)
+1	Type 2 Reconnaissance Aircraft	+1 on Souryuu Kai Ni, Hiryuu Kai Ni, and Ise-class Kai Ni

• USN DDs, Dan Yang, and Yukikaze Kai Ni are the only DDs able to reach:
  • Long Range, once equipped with an SG Radar
    ,
  • Very Long Range, once equipped with both an Initial and a Late SG radar.
• Using both a Very Long Range equipment and a Type 2 Reconnaissance Aircraft on Souryuu Kai Ni, Hiryuu Kai Ni, Ise Kai Ni, or Hyuuga Kai Ni, will set them at "Longest Range".