Auspicious Clouds
No.26 瑞雲
Seaplane.png Seaplane Bomber
Effects: Bombing+4 AA+2 ASW+4 Accuracy+1 LoS+6
Combat Radius: 5 (Deployment Cost: Bauxite 6)
Scrap value: Fuel 2 Ammo 3 Bauxite 5 (Buildable)

Equipment Card Zuiun.png

Equipment Character Zuiun.png

Equipment Item Zuiun.png

Equipment Full Zuiun.png

Refittable Ship Types
Fast Battleship Battleship
Aviation Battleship Standard Aircraft Carrier
Armored Carrier Light Carrier
Heavy Cruiser Aviation Cruiser
Light Cruiser Torpedo Cruiser
Training Cruiser Destroyer
Coastal Defense Ship Submarine
Aircraft Carrying Submarine Seaplane Tender
Fleet Oiler Submarine Tender
Repair Ship Amphibious Assault Ship
LBAS Plane

Introduction

水上偵察機を発展させ、急降下爆撃可能な水偵として開発された「瑞雲」。
空戦フラップまで装備した高性能な多用途機で、水上機母艦や、航空巡洋艦などからの運用も可能です。
「伊勢」型を改装した「航空戦艦」で集中運用、水上打撃機動部隊を編制するのも楽しいですよ!

Derived from floatplanes, "Zuiun" was developed as a reconnaissance plane able to dive-bomb.
Equipped with variable flaps, it is a very fine-tuned multirole aircraft, and is able to be used on seaplane tenders or aircraft-carrying cruisers.
It is also fun to group an "aircraft-carrying battleship" division, mounting it on aircraft-carrying battleships which are modified "Ise-class".

Mechanics

  Seaplanes are the main aircraft type used by non-carrier ships (mainly battleships, cruisers, and auxiliaries).

 Bomber Seaplane Bombers additionally act like Dive Bombers, taking part in the same air phases and sharing the same damage formulas. Additionally, they:

  Zuiuns are additionaly required for the Ise-class Kai Ni 
 
to perform special Zuiun cut-in attack (see Artillery Spotting for more details).

Notes

Not to be confused with other aircraft of this family (see here).

How To Obtain

Buildable

Stock equipment of: Chitose Kai , Chiyoda Kai , Fusou Kai , Hayasui , Hyuuga Kai , Ise Kai , Kumano Kai , Mikuma Kai , Mogami Kai , Suzuya Kai , Yamashiro Kai 

From quest: C22 (x2, choice)

From limited-time quest: SB34 (x4, choice), 2302 C1 (x3, choice), 2402 C1 (x3, choice)

Uses

Used to improve: Zuiun , Type 0 Observation Seaplane , Zuiun (634 Air Group) , Zuiun Model 12 , Zuiun Model 12 (634 Air Group) , Ar196 Kai , Ro.43 Reconnaissance Seaplane , Ro.44 Seaplane Fighter , Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai , Laté 298B , Shiden Model 11 , Ro.44 Seaplane Fighter bis , Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai (Skilled) , Zuiun (634 Air Group/Skilled) , S9 Osprey , Zuiun Kai Ni (634 Air Group) , S-51J , S-51J Kai , Swordfish Mk.III Kai (Seaplane Model) , Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22 (Skilled) 

Used by quest: F51, F52, F58, F85, F86, F87, F101

Updates History

  • 2013-04-23: Implemented with initial game release
  • 2013-11-01: Stats increased:  +1 →  +2
  • 2013-12-24: Stats increased:  +2 →  +4
  • 2017-06-23: Became improvable and upgradeable to Zuiun (634 Air Group) 
  • 2021-03-30: Became upgradeable to Zuiun Model 12 

Fit Bonuses

Zuiun Equipment Bonuses
Ship Extra Requirement                 Note
Mogami Kai Ni /Toku 
 

Yahagi Kai Ni /B 
 
- +1 +1
(1st equipped) +2 One-time[1]
Noshiro Kai Ni  (1st equipped) +2 +1 One-time[1]
Mikuma Kai Ni /Toku 
 
- +1 +1
(1st equipped) +1 One-time[1]
Seaplane Bomber Type Equipment Bonuses
Ship Extra Requirement                 Note
Noshiro Kai Ni 
Yahagi Kai Ni /B 
 
(1st equipped) +1 +1 +1 One-time[1]
Mogami Kai Ni /Toku 
 

Mikuma Kai Ni /Toku 
 
(1st equipped) +1 +1 One-time[1]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Shared with all  Seaplane Bomber

Improvement

  Zuiun

Improvement Conversion (helper-dependent)
★ Improvement
Level
0~5 6~9
 
Zuiun (634 Air Group)
 
Zuiun Model 12
  Consumed 5/7 6/9 16/24 14/18
  Consumed 3/4 5/7 7/10 7/9
Equipment
Consumed
     x2  x2
Items
Consumed
-    
Resources  160  160  0  360
Ship Helper Conversion
 
Ise Kai
 
Zuiun (634 Air Group)
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 
Hyuuga Kai
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 
Mogami Kai
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Ise/Hyuuga Kai Ni do not work
Ship Helper Conversion
 
Mogami Kai Ni/Toku
 
Zuiun Model 12
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Improvement   effects
 Bomber 1★ 2★ 3★ 4★ 5★ 6★ 7★ 8★ 9★ Max★
  0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
  1.2 1.69 2.07 2.40 2.68 2.93 3.17 3.39 3.60 3.79

Trivia

The Zuiun (along with the Mitsubishi F1M2) represented the pinnacle of Japanese floatplane development. This was a result of Japan's obsession with multi-role floatplanes which arose from battles with Chinese forces during the 1930s. It was initially intended to be carried by cruisers and carry out preemptive strikes on enemy aircraft carriers to secure air superiority, as the Japanese Navy disliked placing reconnaissance aircraft on aircraft carriers, which took up valuable space needed for fighters and attack aircraft (this was the reason that the Mogami was fitted with a floatplane deck). The Zuiun was equipped with 2x 20 mm guns, 1x 13 mm gun, and was able to carry a single 250 kg bomb. It was also fitted with dive brakes similar to the German-designed Ju-87 Stuka. Moreover, it could fly as far as Zero fighters (about 2500 km), and was "ridiculously fast" as a floatplane at 448 km/h. Like many other Japanese aircraft, it never saw its full potential exhibited as a result of a delayed development schedule and Japan's dwindling production capabilities as the war progressed.

The depicted plane is allegedly the E16A1 variant.

See Also