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Equipment Chosing

While the above set-up guide recommends only types of equipment, this section gives the general rules on how to choose equipment within a given type.

Equipment of a same type are mainly differentiated by their "Stats" (, , , ...), as well as some more specific attributes, like:

• Fit Bonuses (both visible and invisible),
• Improvement stats,
• Modifiers brought in certain mechanics, ranging from combat to routing,
• Special mechanics induced by certain equipment...

Equipment have a wide range of stats, however, not all stats are ranked the same way, some being more important than other, depending on the equipment type.

Here, equipment stats are dispatched into 3 categories:

• Primary Stats: stats that influence the effectiveness of the equipment in its main role, being the main choosing factor,
• Secondary Stats: stats that can influence the effectiveness of the equipment for other purposes, helping to choose between equipment sharing the same "Primary Stats".
• Bonus Stats: All the other stats. These stats do not influence the effectiveness of the equipment much, but are appreciable for the general stat stats of the equipping ship.

Equipment Stats Category
Main Armament
Icon	Equipment Types	Primary Stats	Secondary Stats	Notes
	Main Gun & Secondary Gun			for smal caliber Fit Bonus generaly are higher than base stats For Medium and Large caliber Hidden Fit Bonuses plays a major role when choosing a gun
	High-Angle Gun			Having an good AACI takes priority over stats
	AA Gun			Despite its stats the RLK2 is the best on certain ships Having an good AACI takes priority over stats
	Torpedo			For Sub torps, Late model ones unlock a better Cut-in
	Midget Submarine
	Anti-submarine Weaponry		Armor Penetration	Having OASW takes priority over stats When already having OASW, then ASW Synergy takes priority over stats
Aircraft
Icon	Equipment types	Primary stats	Secondary stats	Note
	Dive Bomber		AAR ❱❱	If the main purpose of the ship is ASW then naturaly becomes a primary stat
	Fighter-Bomber and Jets		AAR ❱❱
	Torpedo Bomber		AAR ❱❱	If the main purpose of the ship is ASW then naturaly becomes a primary stat
	Fighter		❱❱
	Carrier Recon			Equipping a Saiun will override Red T engagements and turn them into Head-on, see here
	Seaplane Recon
Bomber	Seaplane Bomber		❱❱ AAR
	Seaplane Fighter		❱❱
	ASW Aircraft
Other Equipment
Icon	Equipment types	Primary stats	Secondary stats	Note
	Surface Radar			Because of AACI priority, radar without may be choosed
	Air Radar
...	Anti-intallation Equipment	Anti-installation modifiers		The best equipment can change depending on the enemy installation
	Extra Armor			The malus is negligible
	Engine Improvement			The gained is negligible
All Other Equipment		Are chosen on a case-by-case basis, being often bounded to some specific mechanics

Notes

• Range gained from certain equipment can either be advantageous or detrimental, depending on the situation, like for Special Attacks or when Leveling.