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Early Spring 2024 Event/Info

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Early Spring 2024 Event Hub Overview
Introduction & Overview 1st Stage Operations 2nd Stage Operation
E-1 | E-2 | E-3 E-4

The Early Spring 2024 Event, is scheduled to lauch on the 2nd half of Febuary 2024. It is a "Medium Scale Event".

  • The MO has for main theme "Operation Tatsumaki",
    • It will involve the use of submarines, submarine tenders, and amphibious tanks.
  • The EO theme is unknown yet


Several new ships have been teased, including:

  • Several submarines
  • One American submarine drawn by Shizuma Yoshinori (probably a Gato-class)
  • One submarine tender (probably Tsukushi Maru)

2 new equipment have also been announced:

  • The "Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious landing craft"
  • The "Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious landing craft with torpedoes"

For additional information regarding event-related subjects and content, please refer to Mechanics.

Historical Background

Operation Tatsumaki

Copied from here:

Tatsumaki was the Japanese submarine component of the "Yu" plan (Yu-Go) to decimate the US Fast Carrier Task Force in the lagoon of Majuro atoll in the Marshall islands group (May 1944).

  • It involved the use of a 5 submarines attack force to deliver the main blow to the US stationary forces.
    • Each submarine would carry two "Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious landing craft", with each craft specially modified to carry 2 torpedoes.
  • One additional submarine was used for reconnaissance
  • 7 more submarines were positioned to intercept any potential fleeing target.
  • The submarine force was supported by one submarine tender.

This would have been like a "Second Pearl Harbor Attack", a surprise attack supposed to deal a decisive blow to the American Navy.

  • More information on the "Yu" plan here
    • IJN 2nd Torpedo Squadron's vessels Apr.1st 1944; near Operation Yu-Go's commence: Japanese source
    • IJN 3rd Fleet, 10th Squadron's vessels Apr.1st 1944; near Operation Yu-Go's commence: Japanese source

Involved Forces

Operation YU-GO
IJN Force Operation Tatsumaki
SS attack force
I-36, I-38, I-41, I-44, I-53
Amphibious Tanks
Type 4 Ka-Tsu (2 per sub)
SS recon
I-10
SS intercepting force
Ro-104, Ro-105, Ro-106, Ro-107, Ro-108, Ro-112, Ro-116
AS
Tsukushi Maru
IJN Mobile Force for YU-GO
(F)BB
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Yamato Kai Ni Juu
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Musashi Kai Ni
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Nagato Kai Ni

Ship Banner Kongou Kai Ni C.png
Kongou Kai Ni C
Ship Banner Haruna Kai Ni C.png
Haruna Kai Ni C
CVB
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Taihou Kai
Ship Banner Shoukaku Kai Ni A.png
Shoukaku Kai Ni A
Ship Banner Zuikaku Kai Ni A.png
Zuikaku Kai Ni A
CVL
Ship Banner Junyou Kai Ni.png
Junyou Kai Ni
Ship Banner Hiyou Kai.png
Hiyou Kai
Ship Banner Zuihou Kai Ni B.png
Zuihou Kai Ni B

Ship Banner Ryuuhou Kai Ni.png
Ryuuhou Kai Ni
Ship Banner Chitose Kou Kai Ni.png
Chitose Kou Kai Ni
Ship Banner Chiyoda Kou Kai Ni.png
Chiyoda Kou Kai Ni

Ship Banner Taiyou Kai Ni.png
Taiyou Kai Ni
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Unyou Kai Ni
Ship Banner Shinyou Kai Ni.png
Shinyou Kai Ni


and Kaiyo
CA(V)
Ship Banner Mogami Kai Ni.png
Mogami Kai Ni
Ship Banner Suzuya Kai Ni.png
Suzuya Kai Ni
Ship Banner Kumano Kai Ni.png
Kumano Kai Ni

Ship Banner Takao Kai.png
Takao Kai
Ship Banner Atago Kai.png
Atago Kai
Ship Banner Choukai Kai Ni.png
Choukai Kai Ni

Ship Banner Maya Kai Ni.png
Maya Kai Ni
Ship Banner Myoukou Kai Ni.png
Myoukou Kai Ni
Ship Banner Haguro Kai Ni.png
Haguro Kai Ni

Ship Banner Tone Kai Ni.png
Tone Kai Ni
Ship Banner Chikuma Kai Ni.png
Chikuma Kai Ni
CL
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Noshiro Kai Ni
Ship Banner Yahagi Kai Ni B.png
Yahagi Kai Ni B
DD
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Shimakaze Kai
Ship Banner Shiratsuyu Kai Ni.png
Shiratsuyu Kai Ni
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Shigure Kai San

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Samidare Kai
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Harusame Kai
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Naganami Kai Ni

Ship Banner Okinami Kai Ni.png
Okinami Kai Ni
Ship Banner Kishinami Kai.png
Kishinami Kai
Ship Banner Asashimo Kai Ni.png
Asashimo Kai Ni

Ship Banner Fujinami Kai.png
Fujinami Kai
Ship Banner Hayanami Kai.png
Hayanami Kai
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Tamanami Kai

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Hamanami Kai
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Nowaki Kai
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Yamagumo Kai

Ship Banner Michishio Kai Ni.png
Michishio Kai Ni
Ship Banner Akigumo Kai Ni.png
Akigumo Kai Ni
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Kazagumo Kai Ni

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Asagumo Kai
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Urakaze D Kai
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Isokaze B Kai

Ship Banner Tanikaze D Kai.png
Tanikaze D Kai
Ship Banner Hamakaze B Kai.png
Hamakaze B Kai
Ship Banner Yukikaze Kai Ni.png
Yukikaze Kai Ni

Ship Banner Akizuki Kai.png
Akizuki Kai
Ship Banner Suzutsuki Kai.png
Suzutsuki Kai
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Hatsuzuki Kai


and Wakatsuki
USN Fifth Fleet at Majuro
FBB
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Iowa Kai
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South Dakota Kai
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Massachusetts Kai


and New Jersey, North Carolina, Alabama, Indiana
CV
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CV-12 Hornet


and 6 more CV
CVL
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Langley Kai


and 7 more CVL
CVE
4 CVE
CA
8 CA
CL
9 CL
DD
79 DD/DE

Operation Tungsten

In correlation with the various European elements updated and reintroduced, and the comeback of the Heavy Bombers and the AGDP, it is speculated that another part of the next event could be:

Copied from Wikipedia:

Operation Tungsten was a Second World War Royal Navy air raid that targeted the German battleship Tirpitz. The operation sought to damage or destroy Tirpitz at her base in Kaafjord in the far north of Norway before she could become fully operational again following a period of repairs.

The Equipment Card Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel.png AGDP is speculated to come back in such operation.

Involved Forces

The following ships were involved in the upcoming operations:

Operation Tungsten
RN Force One
CVB
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Victorious Kai
RN Force Two
CL
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Sheffield Kai
DD
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Javelin Kai
German Forces
FBB
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Bismarck Drei

Bismarck Drei remodel is
sometimes seen as Tirpitz herself

2 new ships have been speculated from teases:

  • KMS Tirpitz (main target of the operation)
  • HMS Illustrious (used Baraccuda extensively)

Additionally, it can be noted that British carrier-based planes were extensively used:

Information

Quick Info Table

Classification Map Name Fleet Type LBAS Friendly Fleet Fleet Tags Notes
Main Operations E-1 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
E-2 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
E-3 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Extra Operation E-4 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
E-5 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Fleet Locking Table

Soon™

Event-Wide Bonus

  • Soon™

New Mechanics

Soon™

New Ships

Soon™

Returning Ships

A non-exhaustive list of "notable returning ships". Please refer to drop table of each individual map for more complete lists.

  • See below for the full list of returning "Event Only Drops",
  • See uptodate drop database via KCnav, or via Discord bots.

Soon™

New Equipment

Soon™

New Enemy Vessels

Soon™

New Enemy Equipment

Soon™

Friendly Fleets

Friendly Fleets (FF) come with a function that allows players to choose if they want to use a FF to aid them in battle or not. It is possible to choose between using "normal only" or "normal and powerful" FF. Powerful FF have an additional cost of 6 Instant Constructions Instant construction Material for each time they are deployed in a battle (the blowtorches won't be consumed unless a powerful FF appears).

  • Friendly Fleets have not been released yet.

Voice Lines

Soon™

Mechanics

Participation requirements

To take part in any event, a player MUST HAVE at least:

  • A 75% sortie win ratio.
  • 5 empty ship slots.
  • 20 empty equipment slots.

Special Mechanics

In addition to regular Sortie mechanics, events often involve some specific or rarer mechanics :

Map Clearing Medals
Hard
Hard Medal
Medium
Medium Medal
Easy
Easy Medal
Casual
Casual Medal

Depending of the HQ level, it is possible to choose between:

  • Hard ("operation A", ), at HQ 80+
  • Medium ("operation B", ), at HQ 35+
  • Easy ("operation C", ), at HQ 1+
  • Casual ("operation D", ), at HQ 1+

The map difficulty will directly affect the enemy encounters, making them more numerous, with higher stats, or even replacing weaker ships with stonger ones. Additionaly, will vary:

  • The maps' phases' gauges (HP/TP),
  • The amount of map gimmicks to complete,
  • The LoS requirements,
  • The maps' rewards,
  • The ship Drops.

Changing difficulty is possible but limited:

  • When switching from any "lower" difficulty to any "higher" difficulty, the map will fully be reset.
  • When switching from any "higher" difficulty to any "lower" difficulty, the map will stay in the very same state it was previously, with only +25% of TP/HP being reset on the current phase's TP/HP bar.
    • Gimmicks might also be reset when applicable, notably the debuffs.

Beginning with the second map, difficulty progression rules apply.

  • In order to play a map on Hard difficulty, the prior map must have been completed on either Medium or Hard.
  • In order to play a map on Medium difficulty, the prior map must have been completed on either Easy, Medium, or Hard.

To simulate simultaneity of battles in different locations, Fleet Tags conditions & deployment restrictions are employed.

  • Ships not already tagged will be tagged with the associated tag of the map phase when deployed. This tag will be applied regardless of the difficulty and can't be removed by any measure before the end of the event.
  • One map can use multiple tags, usually separated by phases or fleets.
  • Several maps can share one or more tags.
  • On Medium or Hard difficulty, ships must have either the same tag as the map/phase they are being deployed to, or have no tag at all.
    • This requirement is sometimes waived on certain maps, mostly on the last map of the event where tags only matter on Hard.
    • Once the event is cleared (last map of the EO), all tag restrictions stop getting enforced on every map (tag routing will still apply).

Farming

LBAS Leveling

It is possible to regain Proficiency for LBAS aircraft on the following spots:

  • Soon™

Resource Farming

Resource Nodes are present on this event and can bring some substantial resources:

  • Soon™

See Also

[edit]Event Only Drops History
Legend: R = Reward, R & D = Reward & Drop, D = Drop, Empty = not implemented yet, N = not dropped
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Akizuki
R N N D N D N D N N N N D D D D N N D
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Prinz Eugen
R D N N N N N N D N D N N D D N N N D
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U-511
R N N N D N N D D N D N D N D N D N D
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Amagi
R N N N N D N N N N N N N D N D N N N
Ship Banner Katsuragi.png
Katsuragi
R N N D N N N N N N N N D N N D N N N
Ship Banner Littorio.png
Littorio
R D N N D N N N D N D N N N D N D N D
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Roma
D D N N D N N N N N D N N N D N D N D
Ship Banner Teruzuki.png
Teruzuki
R N D D N D N D N D N N N D N N D D D
Ship Banner Graf Zeppelin.png
Graf Zeppelin
D D N N N N N D D D D N D N D N D N D
Ship Banner Hatsuzuki.png
Hatsuzuki
R D N N N D N D D D N N D N N D N N D
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Iowa
R N N D N N N N N N N N D N D D N N N
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Pola
R D N N D N N N N N D N N N D N D N D
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Harukaze
D N N N N D N N D D N N N D N D N N N
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Aquila
D D N N D N N N D N D N N N D N D N D
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I-26
D D N N D D N D N D N D N N D D D D N
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Commandant Teste
R D N D D N N N D N N D N D D N D N D
Ship Banner Matsukaze.png
Matsukaze
R D N N N D N D D D N N N D N D N N N
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I-14
R D N N N N N D N N N N N D N N D D N
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I-13
D D N N N D N D N N N N N D N N D D N
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Kasuga Maru
R D D D N D N D D D N D D N N N N N N
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Gangut
R N N D N N N D D N D N N N N N N N N
Ship Banner Shimushu.png
Shimushu
D D D D N N N D D D D D N D D N D D N
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Kunashiri
D D D D N D N D N D D D N N D N D D N
Ship Banner Etorofu.png
Etorofu
D D D D D D D D N D D D D D D N D D N
Ship Banner Hatakaze.png
Hatakaze
R N N N N D N D D D N D N D N D N N N
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Richelieu
R D N N D N D N D N D N N N D N D N D
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Luigi Torelli
D D N D D N N D D N D N D N D N D N N
Ship Banner Matsuwa.png
Matsuwa
D D N D N D D D D D D N D D D N N D N
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Suzutsuki
R N D D N N N D N D N N D D N D D N N
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Sado
R D N D D D D D D D D D D D D N N N D
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Tsushima
D D D D D D D D D D N D D D D D D N D
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I-400
D D N D N N N D N N N D N D D D N D D
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Hiburi
R D D D D D N D D D N D D D D N N D N
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Gambier Bay
R N N D N N D D D N N N N D D D D N D
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Intrepid
R N N D N N N N N N N D N D D D D D D
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Daitou
D D D D D D N D D D N D D D D N D N D
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Jervis
D N N N D N N N D N D N D N D N D N D
Ship Banner Hamanami.png
Hamanami
D N D D D D D D D D D N D D D N N N D
Ship Banner Tashkent.png
Tashkent
D N N D D N N D D N N N N N N N N N D
Ship Banner Samuel B. Roberts.png
Samuel B. Roberts
[EDT 1] N N D N N D N N N N N D D D N D D N
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Fukae
[EDT 2] D D D D D D D N N N D D D D N N N N
Ship Banner Shinyou.png
Shinyou
R N D D D N D D N D D D D D N D N N
Ship Banner Maestrale.png
Maestrale
R N N D N N N N N D N N N D N D N D
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Nelson
R N N D N N N D N D N N N D N D D D
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Gotland
D D D D N D N D N N N N D N N D N D
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Minegumo
R N D D D D N D N N N D N N N N N
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Nisshin
R N N N N D N D N N N D N D N D N
Ship Banner Hayanami.png
Hayanami
D D D D D D D D D N D D D N N N D
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Johnston
D D D N N D N N N N N D D D D D N
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
R N N N N D N D N N N D N D N N
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Colorado
R N N N N D D N N D D D N N D N
Ship Banner Hachijou.png
Hachijou
R N D N D N D D D D D D D N D N
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Ishigaki
D N D N D N D D D D D D D N D N
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Fletcher
D N D N D N D N D N D D D D D D
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Duca degli Abruzzi
R N N N N N D N N N D N D N N
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Janus
R N N N D N D N N N D N D N D
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Mikura
D D N D N D N D D D N D N N D
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Grecale
D N N N D N D N N N D N D N D
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Perth
R N D D D D N D D D N D N N
Ship Banner Shinshuu Maru.png
Shinshuu Maru
R N N D D N D D N N D D N D
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Atlanta
R N N N N N N D N N D D D D
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De Ruyter
D N D N N N N D N N N D N N
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Houston
D N D N D N N D N D D D D N
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Hirato
D D D N D N D D D D D N N N
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Akishimo
D N D N D N N N D D N D N N
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Usugumo
R N N N D N D D D D D D
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I-47
R N D N N D D D N N D N
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Matsu
R N N N D D N N D D N N
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South Dakota
R N D N N D D D D D D N
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Hornet
R N D N N D D D D D D D
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Jingei
D D D N N D D D D D D D
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Kaiboukan No.4
D D D D D D D N D D N N
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Ariake
D N D D N D D N D D N D
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Helena
D N D N N D N D D D D N
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Yashiro
D N D N D D D N D N D D
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Washington
R D D N D N D D D D N
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Take
R N N D D N N D D N D
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Scirocco
D N D N N N D N D N D
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Sheffield
D N D N D N D N D D D
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Momo
R N D D N N N D N N
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Northampton
R N N N N D N N D N
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Honolulu
R N N N N N D D D D
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I-203
D N D D D N D D N N
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Makinami
D N N N D N N N N N
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Suzunami
D D N N D D N D N D
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Souya (AGS)
D D D D D N D D D N
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Conte di Cavour
R N N N N N N N D
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Victorious
R N D N N N D D D
Ship Banner Chougei.png
Chougei
D D D D D N D D D
Ship Banner Kaiboukan No.30.png
Kaiboukan No.30
D D D D N D D N N
Ship Banner Scamp.png
Scamp
R N D N D D D N
Ship Banner Shounan.png
Shounan
D D D D N D D D
Ship Banner Yamashio Maru.png
Yamashio Maru
R N N D D N N
Ship Banner Fuyutsuki.png
Fuyutsuki
R N N D D N D
Ship Banner Ume.png
Ume
D N N D D N N
Ship Banner Tamanami.png
Tamanami
D D N N N N N
Ship Banner Hayashio.png
Hayashio
R N N N N D
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Maryland
R N D N N N
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I-201
D N D N N N
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Kurahashi
D N N N D D
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Langley
R D N N D
Ship Banner Ranger.png
Ranger
R D D D D
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Jean Bart
R N D N D
Ship Banner Ukuru.png
Ukuru
D N D N D
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Natsugumo
D N N N D
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Brooklyn
D D D D D
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Massachusetts
D D D D N
Ship Banner Kumano Maru.png
Kumano Maru
R D N N
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Tuscaloosa
R&D D D N
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No.101 Transport Ship
R D D D
Ship Banner Yuugure.png
Yuugure
D D N D
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Heywood L. Edwards
D D D N
Ship Banner Noumi.png
Noumi
D N N D
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Inagi
R&D N D
Ship Banner Shirakumo.png
Shirakumo
R D N
Ship Banner Nevada.png
Nevada
R&D N D
Ship Banner Rodney.png
Rodney
R N D
Ship Banner Kaiboukan No.22.png
Kaiboukan No.22
D N N
Ship Banner Asahi.png
Asahi
D D N
Ship Banner Salmon.png
Salmon
D D N
Ship Banner C.Cappellini.png
C.Cappellini
D D D
Ship Banner Javelin.png
Javelin
D N D
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Drum
R N
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I-41
R N
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I-36
D N
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Heian Maru
D D
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Gloire
R&D
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Lexington
R
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Mogador
D
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Valiant
D
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Phoenix
D
This table includes all ships that are currently not permanently available outside of events (Limited Time Drops are still counted as "event drops").
  1. Samuel B. Roberts introduced as a quest reward from 5A05 during the Kancolle 5th Anniversary
  2. Fukae introduced as drop in (Phase 1) 2-4 & 6-3 during Spring 2018 Mini-Event
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Early Spring 2024 Event Hub Overview
Introduction & Overview 1st Stage Operations 2nd Stage Operation
E-1 | E-2 | E-3 E-4