Iridescent Cloud
No.54 彩雲
YellowPlane.png Carrier-based Reconnaissance Aircraft
Effects: Accuracy+2 LoS+9
Prevents T Cross Disadvantage
Combat Radius: 8 (Deployment Cost: Bauxite 9)
Scrap value: Fuel 2 Bauxite 11 (Buildable)

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Equipment Character Saiun.png

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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

「我ニ追イツク敵機無シ」有名な無電を発した俊足の艦上偵察機「彩雲」。
敵戦闘機の追随を許さない高速性能を誇る、高性能な艦上偵察機です。
悪化した戦況の中、敵情偵察に海上へと飛び立ちました。
ぜひ、提督の機動部隊の正規空母、その第4航空隊に配備してみてくださいね。

"No Grumman could catch us" was the famous telegraph sent from this reconnaissance aircraft, Saiun.
This reconnaissance aircraft boasts high-speed performance no enemy fighter can overtake.
As the war deteriorated, this aircraft monitored enemy movements at sea.
Please deploy the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron on Admiral's Carrier Task Force!

Notes

Equipping a  Saiun 
 
 
will override Red T engagements and turn them into Head-on engagements instead, see here.

  • This mechanic does not work if the Saiun is in a zero plane slot.

Reconnaissance Aircraft  Sp LB Recon  are planes that:

How To Obtain

Buildable

Stock equipment of: Unryuu Kai 

From quest: Bq9 (choice), C34 (★+2, choice)

Uses

Used to improve: Shiun , S-51J , Swordfish Mk.II Kai (Reconnaissance Seaplane Model) 

Used by quest: F30, F45, F88

Updates History

  • 2013-05-08: Added to game data and announced to be obtainable in the future
  • 2013-05-15: Implemented as buildable item
  • 2013-06-12: Ability to prevent T-Cross Disadvantage added

Fit Bonuses

Ship Extra Requirement               Note
All Equippable Ships (★2-3) +1 Non-stackable between any Carrier-based Recon Aircraft
(★4-5) +1 +1
(★6-9) +1 +2
(★MAX) +2 +3

Improvement

Improvement   effects
  1★ 2★ 3★ 4★ 5★ 6★ 7★ 8★ 9★ Max★
  1.2 1.69 2.07 2.40 2.68 2.93 3.17 3.39 3.60 3.79

See Also

Nakajima C6N