Auxiliary Ships

• Green: Outstanding
• Yellow: Good
• Since the Luck Stat is difficult to modernize, it is listed as Base(Max).

No.	Name	Class
161	Akitsu Maru あきつ丸	Hei (LHA)	n/a	19	0	29	0	13	10(39)	38	33	39	Slow	0	40	10
166	Akitsu Maru Kai あきつ丸改		25	33	0	37	0	59	13(49)	40	43	49	Slow	24 (8,8,8)	45	25
182	Akashi 明石	Akashi (AR)	n/a	14	0	24	0	5	10(39)	39	19	29	Slow	0	50	10
187	Akashi Kai 明石改		35	24	0	36	0	6	12(49)	45	27	39	Slow	0	55	15
184	Taigei 大鯨	Taigei (AS)	n/a	15	0	36	0	48	20(59)	39	37	39	Slow	8 (2,3,3)	35	10
154	Katori 香取改	Katori (CLt)	35	36	40	48	39	48	12(54)	40	39	52	Slow	8 (2,2,2,2)	35	20
154	Kashima 鹿島改		35	36	40	48	39	48	12(54)	40	39	52	Slow	8 (2,2,2,2)	35	20
260	Hayasui 速吸	Kazahaya (AO)	n/a	22	0	32	20	40	8 (44)	43	15	28	Slow	7 (6,1)	100	15
352	Hayasui Kai 速吸改		25	36	0	48	36	59	8 (44)	48	19	33	Slow	10 (6,3,1)	120	20
No.	Name	Class

• Akitsu Maru
  • Her base form cannot carry aircraft.
  • Her base form has a Daihatsu-class Landing Craft as her default equipment.
  • Her Kai has an uncraftable Type 3 Spotter/Liaison (ASW) & Ka-type Observation Autogyro.
• Akashi
  • She has an uncraftable Ship Repair Facility as her default equipment in base & Kai forms.
  • She has battleship-tier remodel cost, repair cost & repair time.
• Taigei
  • She has the lowest ammo consumption among aircraft-carrying kanmusu.
• Hayasui
  • Her base form can carry seaplanes and seaplane bombers, as well as AA guns.
  • She is the only ship currently able to use Maritime Resupply for underway refueling.
  • Her remodeled form is capable of equipping Torpedo Bombers.

Roles of support ships

Amphibious Warfare

• Amphibious assault ships can only carry certain guns & ship-based aircraft.
• Akitsu Maru is currently the only amphibious assault ship
  • LHA is one amphibious warfare type & the agreed stand-in as there is no equivalent.
    • Historically, Akitsu Maru was a landing craft carrier, & in the hopes of becoming an escort aircraft carrier, her remodel widened the flight deck, increasing the ship's aircraft carrying capacity.
  • This role is reflected in Akitsu Maru being required for some installation type bosses.

Repair

• Repair ships (AR) can repair other ships in the same fleet.
• Akashi is currently the only Repair Ship.
  • For details, see Anchorage Repair (泊地修理) .

Replenishment

• Submarine tenders can supply & support submarines.
• ​Taigei is currently the only submarine tender (AS).
  • She does not yet have any special abilities, but she is required for Expedition 39 & enables superior pathing in 6-1.
• Fleet Oilers (AO) carried large ammounts of petroleum products for underway replenishment of carrier air groups, and occasionally also had facilities for dry stores.
• Hayasui is currently the only fleet oiler. She carried facilities for recon and torpedo bombing aircraft as well as dry goods.
  • She is capable of equipping Maritime Resupply, a consumable item which restores the fleet's fuel and ammo by 25%.

Training

• Training ships are designed to assist sailors in ocean-going life & ship operation.
• Katori and Kashima are currently the only Training Cruisers.
  • CLt is the agreed stand-in as there is no equivalent.
    • Historically, training cruisers were part of the kantei category, gunkan subdivision. They were not part of the tokumutei (special service, i.e. auxiliaries)].
    • Indeed, after about a year of training, Katori was equipped & operated as a regular light cruiser.
  • They can use the same equipment as a light cruiser.
  • However, they does not count as a light cruiser for most fleet composition requirements.
  • They provide an experience bonus in PvP.
  • Katori is required as flagship for Expedition 32.