Naval District Saury Festival/Fishing Equipment

Fishing Ships

Special Ships
Coastal Defense Ships (DE) Submarine Tenders (AS) Other Auxiliaries
Shimushu-class
        
Etorofu-class
            
Mikura-class
        
Hiburi-class
      
Ukuru-class
    
Type D Kaiboukan
      
Taigei-class
  
Jingei-class
    
Kai Hikawa Maru-class
  

 AGB?   Kai? 

Other auxiliaries (AR/AO/LHA) may also work.

Fishing Equipment

Special Equipment
Equipment Type Effective Equipment Notes
 
Active Sonars
 
Type 3 Active Sonar
 
Type 3 Active Sonar Kai
 
Type124 ASDIC
 
Type144/147 ASDIC
 
HF/DF + Type144/147 ASDIC
Warning: Passive Sonars DO NOT WORK
 
Type 93 Passive Sonar
 
Type 4 Passive Sonar
 
Type 0 Passive Sonar
 
Depth Charges
  All Depth Charges Causes overfishing to occur much faster [1]
 
Searchlights
 
Searchlight
 
Type 96 150cm Searchlight
 
Lookouts
 
Skilled Lookouts
 
Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts
 
Torpedo Bombers
 
Swordfish
 
Swordfish Mk.II (Skilled)
 
Swordfish Mk.III (Skilled)
 
Seaplanes
  All Seaplane Recons/Bombers Seaplanes with 2 or more crew can be used for fishing [2]
  Seaplane Fighters have one crew, and therefore DO NOT WORK
Seaplanes with 3+ crew have been listed in the below table for convenience,
though there is NO evidence if they're more effective than Seaplanes with 2 crew.
   Seaplanes listed by crew
# of
crew
Equipment
1   All Seaplane Fighters
2   All other Seaplane Recons/Bombers
3+
 
Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane (Night Recon)
 
Walrus
 
Sea Otter
 
Loire 130M

 
Loire 130M Kai (Skilled)
 
Type 0 Recons
All 4 variants
 
Swordfish Seaplanes
All 4 variants
 
Laté 298B
(Listed for completion) Other Fishing Aircraft listed by crew
    
# of
crew
Equipment
1  Hayabusa both ASW Hayabusa
2  Gyro All Autogyros
  both Command Liaison Aircraft
3
 
Swordfish
 
Swordfish Mk.II (Skilled)
 
Swordfish Mk.III (Skilled)
4  Heli All Helicopters
8
 
PBY-5A Catalina
10
 
Type 2 Large Flying Boat
 
Rotorcraft
 
Ka Type Observation Autogyro
 
O Type Observation Autogyro Kai
 
O Type Observation Autogyro Kai Ni
 
S-51J
 
S-51J Kai
 
Liaison Aircraft
 
Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft (ASW)
 
Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai
 
Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model II Kai (20th Squadron)
 
Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model III Kai (Skilled/20th Squadron)
 
Large Flying Boats
 
Type 2 Large Flying Boat
 
PBY-5A Catalina
 
NOAP
 
Night Operation Aviation Personnel
 
Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands
Do not work:
 
Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel
 
Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel
 
Skilled Deck Personnel
 
Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands
 
Rations
 
Combat Ration
 
Combat Ration (Special Onigiri)
 
Canned Saury
Only slightly effective
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