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;1. Aerial Support
;1. Aerial Support
: Sends a number of planes to carry out bombardment and torpedo attacks
: Sends a number of planes to carry out bombardment and torpedo attacks.
*Condition: 3 or more CV, CVL or amphibious plane tender.
*Condition: 3 or more CV, CVL or amphibious plane tender.
*Resources: Bauxite and 4 units of Ammunition
*Resources: Bauxite and 4 units of Ammunition
: Advantages:
*Damage is spread out, and likely to hit the flagship (good for events)
*Low cost since the only bauxite needed is for planes which were shot down by enemy AA.
: Disadvantages:
*Spread out damage is unlikely to sink any particular ship.
*Planes sent are affected by enemy AA, so will be less effective against high AA enemy fleets.
;2. Long distance Torpedo Attack
;2. Long distance Torpedo Attack
: High miss chance and High damage. Damage depends on torpedo stats
: High miss chance and low damage. Currently, no practical use (stated in wikiwiki). Damage is lower than even normal torpedo attacks.
*Condition: At least 4CL, CLT or DD. And has total Torpedo stats above 250.
*Condition: At least 4CL, CLT or DD. And has total Torpedo stats above 250.
*Resources: 4 units of Ammunition
*Resources: 4 units of Ammunition
;3. Support Shelling
;3. Support Shelling
: If none of the aforementioned conditions are met, support fleet will use their main guns to shell the enemies. Damage depends on Artillery stats
: If none of the aforementioned conditions are met, support fleet will use their main guns to shell the enemies. Damage depends on Artillery stats. CVs and CVL are counted slightly differently, and use the following formula to calculate their firepower. ([http://wikiwiki.jp/kancolle/?%C0%EF%C6%AE%A4%CB%A4%C4%A4%A4%A4%C6#od036af3 Referenced from wikiwiki])
::: 55 + (1.5 × artillery) + (1.5 × torpedo) x slots + (2.0 × divebomb) x slots
: e.g. Kaga Kai with 4 slots of Suisei 12A Divebombers:
::: 55 + (1.5 x 49) + (1.5 x 0) x 4 + (2.0 x 10) x 4 = 208, i.e. Kaga will effectively have 208 firepower.
: Hence it is advisable to go 2DD 2CV 2BB for the strongest firepower (any more CVs/CVLs will change it to aerial support). CVLs have great cost-performance ratio here (no. of planes don't count, only slots).
*Condition: Not meeting any of the two conditions above.
*Condition: Not meeting any of the two conditions above.
*Resources: 8 units of Ammunition
*Resources: 8 units of Ammunition
: Advantages:
*High damage if hit, and likely to sink an enemy ship or badly damage it.
: Disadvantages:
*High cost, even if the support wasn't activated during sortie.
Support expeditions will end if either of these two conditions are fulfilled:
Support expeditions will end if either of these two conditions are fulfilled: