Category:Searchlights
This category contains all equipment or equipment types classified as Searchlights.
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Mechanics
Searchlights are used to trigger a special Night Battle mechanic when equipped, playing a special animation and applying the following effects:
- Attack accuracy and cut-in rates of the fleet are increased.
- Cut-in rates of the enemy fleet are decreased.
- The enemy fleet will target and hit the ship that triggered the searchlight more often.
The activation rate is 100% on ships with 2 or more HP, 0% otherwise.
- Multiple ships equipped with searchlights do not have stacking effects.
A few ways to use it:
- Equip on ship in the flagship position.
- Pros: The flagship will always open fire first (unless already heavily damaged), therefore it does not matter if it further takes damage. Useful if it's the last battle of the sortie.
- Cons: The other ships can still cover for the flagship where applicable.
- Equip on ship in the second position.
- Pros: This setup does not suffer from the flagship cover aspect, and ship in the second slot still opens fire early.
- Cons: May give the opponent 2 turns in a row if their flagship disables the searchlight carrier.
- Equip on ship in the last position.
- Pros: Allows ships that can't be relied on for night battle output to be useful in some ways, as the output doesn't matter if it doesn't get to them.
- Cons: Likely to lose output in situations where every little bit counts (such as event maps).
Listed by stats
- Green : Outstanding
- Yellow : Above average
No. | Rarity | Name | Equipment Type | Refittable Types | Notes | ||||
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74 | ☆
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Searchlight 探照灯 |
Small Searchlight | 0 | 2 | DE (Only: Inagi Kai Ni), DD, CL, CA, CAV, FBB, BB, BBV, AV, LHA (Only: Kumano Maru Kai, No.101 Transport Ship Kai, Shinshuu Maru Kai), AS (Only: Chougei Kai, Jingei Kai), CT (Only: Kashima Kai, Katori Kai), AO (Only: Kamoi Kai Bo, Souya (AGB), Souya (AGL), Souya (AGS)) | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
140 | ☆
☆ ☆ |
Type 96 150cm Searchlight 96式150cm探照灯 |
Large Searchlight | 1 | 3 | CL (Only: Gotland Andra, Gotland Kai, Tenryuu Kai Ni), CA (Only: Zara Due), CAV (Only: Mikuma Kai Ni, Mogami Kai Ni, Mogami Kai Ni Toku), FBB, BB, BBV, AV (Only: Commandant Teste, Commandant Teste Kai, Mikuma Kai Ni Toku, Nisshin A), LHA (Only: Shinshuu Maru Kai), AO (Only: Souya (AGL)) | ❌ | ||
No. | Rarity | Name | Equipment Type | Refittable Types | Notes |
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Searchlights"
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