Land-Based Air Squadron

Land-Based Air Squadron is a mechanic introduced with the May 3, 2016 update that also started the Spring 2016 Event.

Outline

This mechanic allows aerial support to be launched from allied air bases. The attack will occur prior to the fleet's attack (after detection and before the fleet does its aerial combat phase).

Usable Plane Classes

1. Land Attackers
2. Interceptors
3. Carrier-based Fighters
4. Carrier-based Bombers /
5. Seaplane Bombers & Fighters
6. Carrier-based Recon Planes, Recon Seaplanes & Flying Boat //

How to Use

Each Squadron consists of 4 flights. Each flight can be equipped with a different plane, and the amount differs depending on the type of plane it is: 4 for planes in class 6 above and 12 for all others.
When an equipped plane is removed, the removed plane will be temporarily marked "transferring" (配置転換中) and will not be able to be equipped during this time.

Clearing E-4 and E-5 of the Spring Event increases the number of squadrons that can be utilized.

Each plane has its own equip cost (in bauxite) that is immediately deducted when it is equipped; thus, rapid change of equipment will drain your bauxite quickly. The equip cost for the slot is calculated this way: [math]\text{Equip Cost of Slot} = \text{# of planes allowed in slot(4 or 12, depending on what kind)} \times \text{Equip Cost of Plane}[/math]

As of May 5th, your airfields can be attacked by enemy planes. If your airfield gets heavily damaged too often, your planes will be fatigued faster and increase costs of airfield supports. To avoid this, use the air defense option outlined below.

Tables of Usage Costs

Carrier-Based Fighters

Carrier-Based Fighters
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
19	Type 96 Fighter	+2	3	3	36
20	Zero Fighter Type 21	+5	7	4	48
21	Zero Fighter Type 52	+6	6	5	60
22	Reppuu	+10	5	7	84
53	Reppuu Kai	+12	5	8	96
55	Shiden Kai 2	+9 +3	3	6	72
56	Shinden Kai	+15	2	9	108
96	Zero Fighter Type 21 (Skilled)	+8 +1 +2 +2	7	4	48
109	Zero Fighter Type 52 Model C (601 Air Group)	+9 +1 +1	6	5	60
110	Reppuu (601 Air Group)	+11 +1 +2	5	7	84
152	Zero Fighter Type 52 (Skilled)	+9 +1 +1 +2	6	5	60
153	Zero Fighter Type 52 Model C (Iwai Squadron)	+10 +1 +1 +2	6	5	60
155	Zero Fighter Type 21 (Iwamoto Squadron)	+9 +1 +1 +3	7	4	48
156	Zero Fighter Type 52 Model A (Iwamoto Squadron)	+11 +1 +1 +3	6	5	60
157	Zero Fighter Type 53 (Iwamoto Squadron)	+12 +3 +2 +4	6	6	72
158	Bf109 T Kai	+1 +8 +4	2	6	72
159	Fw190 T Kai	+2 +10 +2	3	4	48

Carrier-Based Bombers

Dive Bombers
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
23	Type 99 Dive Bomber	+5 +3	6	4	48
24	Suisei	+8 +3	4	5	60
57	Suisei Model 12A	+10 +3 +1	5	6	72
60	Zero Fighter Type 62 (Fighter-bomber)	+4 +4 +3	4	5	60
64	Ju 87C Kai	+9 +5 +2	4	6	72
97	Type 99 Dive Bomber (Skilled)	+7 +1 +4 +2 +2	4	4	48
99	Type 99 Dive Bomber (Egusa Squadron)	+10 +5 +3 +4	4	4	48
100	Suisei (Egusa Squadron)	+13 +1 +5 +4 +4	5	5	60
111	Suisei (601 Air Group)	+11 +4 +1 +1	5	5	60
148	Prototype Nanzan	+11 +1 +4 +2		?	?
154	Zero Fighter Type 62 (Fighter-bomber/Iwai Squadron)	+4 +7 +3 +1 +1 +2	5	5	60

Torpedo Bombers
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
16	Type 97 Torpedo Bomber	+5 +4 +1	4	5	60
17	Tenzan	+7 +3 +1	5	6	72
18	Ryuusei	+10 +4 +1	6	7	84
52	Ryuusei Kai	+13 +3 +2	6	8	96
82	Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (931 Air Group)	+6 +7 +2	4	5	60
83	Tenzan (931 Air Group)	+9 +8 +2		?	?
93	Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Tomonaga Squadron)	+11 +1 +5 +4 +3	4	5	60
94	Tenzan Model 12 (Tomonaga Squadron)	+14 +1 +6 +5 +3	5	6	72
98	Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Skilled)	+8 +5 +2 +2	4	5	60
112	Tenzan (601 Air Group)	+10 +4 +2 +1	5	6	72
113	Ryuusei (601 Air Group)	+13 +5 +3 +1	6	7	84
143	Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Murata Squadron)	+12 +1 +5 +4 +2	4	5	60
144	Tenzan Model 12 (Murata Squadron)	+15 +1 +6 +4 +2	5	6	72

Seaplane Bombers & Fighters

Seaplane Bombers
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
26	Zuiun	+2 +4 +4 +1 +6	5	6	72
62	Prototype Seiran	+6 +11 +1 +6	4	10	120
79	Zuiun (634 Air Group)	+2 +5 +6 +1 +6	5	6	72
80	Zuiun Model 12	+3 +5 +7 +1 +6	5	7	84
81	Zuiun Model 12 (634 Air Group)	+3 +6 +9 +1 +7		7	84

Seaplane Fighters
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
164	Ro.44 Seaplane Fighter	+2 +1 +2 +1 +2	3	4	48
165	Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai	+3 +1 +1 +1 +2	4	5	60

Land Attackers & Interceptors

Land Attackers
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
168	Type 96 Land Attacker	+8 +10 +1 +2 +2	8	10	120
169	Type 1 Land Attacker	+10 +12 +2 +2 +3	9	12	144
170	Type 1 Land Attacker (Nonaka Squadron)	+12 +13 +3 +2 +4 +1		?	?

Interceptors
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
175	Raiden	+6 Template:AntiBomb+5 Template:Intercept+2		6	72
176	Type 3 Fighter Hien	+9 Template:AntiBomb+1 Template:Intercept+3	3	7	84
177	Type 3 Fighter Hien (244th Air Combat Group)	+9 Template:AntiBomb+3 Template:Intercept+4		7	84

Recon Seaplanes, Carrier-based Recon Planes, & Flying Boats

Recon Seaplanes
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
25	Type 0 Recon Seaplane	+1 +2 +1 +1 +5	7	5	20
59	Type 0 Observation Seaplane	+2 +4 +1 +2 +6	3	6	24
102	Type 98 Recon Seaplane (Night Scout)	+1 +3 +1	6	8	32
115	Ar196 Kai	+1 +5 +1 +2 +5	3	5	20
118	Shiun	+2 +1 +1 +8	4	9	36
163	Ro.43 Recon Seaplane	+1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +4	3	4	16

Carrier-Based Recon Planes
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
54	Saiun	+2 +9 Avoid Crossing the T - Disadvantage	8	9	36
61	Type 2 Recon Aircraft	+3 +7 +1	5	6	24
151	Prototype Keiun	+2 +11 +2	8	12	48

Flying Boats
Equip Dex Number	Name of Plane	Statistics	Combat Radius	Equip Cost
				per plane	per slot
138	Type 2 Flying Boat	+1 +1 +12	20	25	100
178	PBY-5A Catalina	+2 +2 +9	5	6	24

Detail of Each Action

There are 5 actions each squadron can take: Standby, Mission, Air Defense, Take Cover, and Rest.

Action	Effect
Standby 待機	Default state. Use if you wish to sortie without utilizing the squadron.
Mission 出撃	As you enter the sortie, for each squadron you chose to send on a mission, you can choose up to 2 nodes that the squadron will perform mission at. You can choose the same node twice for the squadron; if so, the squadron will have two phases to itself. Note that each squadron has a maximum radius in which it can carry out a mission; you will be unable to use the squadron beyond its combat radius. Costs and upon selecting a mission run.
Air Defense 防空	During certain maps (such as E-5 and E-7 of the Spring 2016 Event), the enemy can perform air raids against the player's airfield, inflicting damage to planes and resources. This action orders the squadron to perform air defense in order to reduce the damage inflicted to planes and resources.
Take Cover 退避	Orders the planes to scramble to avoid enemy attacks. This, however, renders the base vulnerable.
Rest 休息	Will restore morale at a faster rate. However, the planes will suffer heavier damage if under attack while this action is taken.