Range determines which ships attack first. It is impossible to reduce the base range of a ship, but certain equipment can extend it.
Range |
Equipment |
Notes
|
Short
|
All Small Caliber Main Guns, all high-angle secondary guns, all Torpedoes, and WG42
|
Cannot increase the range of any ship.
|
Medium
|
5" Single Gun Mk.30 + GFCS |
|
GFCS Mk.37 |
|
SK + SG Radar |
|
SG Radar (Initial Model) / (Late Model) |
Addtional +1 on USN DDs, Dan Yang, and Yukikaze Kai Ni.
|
Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts |
Equipable in the RE
|
All Secondary Guns (Yellow) |
|
All Medium Caliber Main Guns (but Long range ones) |
|
38cm Quadruple Gun Mount Kai / Deux |
Cannot increase the range of any ship.
|
NOAP |
|
Long
|
203mm/53 Twin Gun Mount |
|
All Large Caliber Main Guns (but Medium and Very Long range ones) |
|
SCAMP, NOAP + Skilled Deckhands |
|
Suisei Model 22 (634 Air Group) / Skilled, Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX/Skilled) |
|
Kikka Kai, Jet Keiun Kai |
|
Very Long
|
381mm/50 Triple Gun Mount / Kai, Prototype / 46cm Triple Gun Mount / Kai |
|
All Very Large Caliber Main Guns
|
|
SDP + Aviation Maintenance Hands |
Equipable in the RE of CV(L/B)
|
+1
|
Type 2 Reconnaissance Aircraft |
+1 on Souryuu Kai Ni, Hiryuu Kai Ni, and Ise-class Kai Ni
|
Some ships have a different range than the rest of their type (often following a remodel):
Base range
|
Type
|
Exeptions
|
None
|
N/A[1]
|
N/A
|
Short
|
CV, CVB, CVL, DD, DE, SS, SSV, AV, AO, LHA, AR
|
|
Medium
|
CL, CLT, CT, CA, CAV, AS
|
- BBV: Ise-class Kai Ni
- CV: Akagi Kai Ni/E, Kaga Kai Ni/E, Shoukaku-class Kai Ni, Graf Zeppelin, Saratoga (base), Saratoga Mk.II, Intrepid, Hornet
- CVB: Shoukaku-class Kai Ni A, Saratoga Mk.II Mod.2, Victorious Kai
- CVL: Ryuuhou Kai Ni/E, Zuihou Kai Ni, Taiyou-class Kai Ni, Langley
- DD: Tashkent
- AV: Nisshin, Kamoi
- AO: Kamoi
|
Long
|
FBB, BB, BBV
|
|
Very Long
|
N/A
|
|
Longest
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
- ↑ Transport Ships and some Abyssal CV(L) are the only Vessels having "None range".